Sec.19-13-D67. Personnel

(a) The administrator of an agency shall be a person with one of the following:

(1) A master's degree in nursing with an active license to practice nursing in this state and at least one (1) year of supervisory or administrative experience in a health care facility program which included care of the sick; or

(2) A master's degree in public health or administration with a concentration of study in health services administration, and at least one (1) year of supervisory or administrative experience in a health care facility/program which included care of the sick; or

(3) A baccalaureate degree in nursing with an active license to practice nursing in this state and at least two (2) years supervisory or administrative experience in a health care facility/program which included care of the sick; or

(4) A baccalaureate degree in administration with a concentration of study in health services administration and at least two (2) years' supervisory or administrative experience in a health care facility/program which included care of the sick; or

(5) A physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Connecticut who has had at least one (1) year supervisory or administrative experience in a health care facility/program which included care of the sick; or

(6) Employment as the administrator of a home health care agency in this state as of January 1, 1981, who has been so employed continuously for the five (5) years immediately preceeding January 1, 1981; or

(7) Continuous employment as an administrator of a home health care agency as of January 1, 1979; except that on and after January 1, 1986, no person shall be employed as an administrator of a home health care agency pursuant to this subdivision unless such person additionally meets one of the requirements of subparagraphs (1) through (5) inclusive above.

(b) An agency supervisor of clinical services shall be a registered nurse with an active license to practice nursing in this state, and shall have one of the following:

(1) A master's degree from a program approved by the National League for Nursing or the American Public Health Association with a minimum of one year (1) full-time clinical experience in a home health agency or related community health program which included care of the sick at home; or

(2) A baccalaureate degree in nursing and a minimum of three (3) years of full-time clinical experience in nursing, at least (1) one of which was in a home health agency or community health program which included care of the sick at home; or

(3) A registered nurse who has been continuously employed in the position of supervisor of clinical services in a home health agency in this state since January 1, 1979; or

(4) A diploma in nursing or an associates degree in nursing and

(A) A minimum of three years of full-time or full-time equivalent clinical experience in nursing within the past five years, at least one year of which was in a home health care agency or community health program which included care of the sick at home; and

(B) Evidence of certification by the American Nurses' Association as a community health nurse or completion of at least six credits received within two years in community health nursing theory or six credits in health care management from an accredited college or university program or school of nursing.

(c) An agency supervisor of physical therapy services shall be a registered physical therapist licensed to practice physical therapy in this state who has a minimum of three (3) years' clinical experience in physical therapy.

(d) An agency supervisor of occupational therapy services shall be an occupational therapist licensed to practice occupational therapy in this state who has a minimum of three (3) years' clinical experience in occupational therapy.

(e) An agency supervisor of speech pathology services shall be a speech pathologist licensed to practice speech pathology in this state who has a minimum of three (3) years' clinical experience in speech pathology.

(f) An agency supervisor of social work services shall be a graduate of a master's degree program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education who has a minimum of three (3) years' clinical experience in social work.

(Effective April 24, 1989; Amended August 31, 1998)