Pa. Code 5310.11

Governing body

This section establishes governance requirements for Community Residential Rehabilitation Services (CRRS) providers in Pennsylvania. CRRS must be operated by corporations or governmental entities and must establish a governing body with legal responsibility for the program. The governing body must adopt written policies covering its own operations, select a director, conduct annual program reviews, ensure insurance coverage, and review reported client rights violations, reporting results to the County MH/MR Office.

55 Pa. Code § 5310.11 - Governing body 

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(a)
 Community
 residential rehabilitation services (CRRS) shall be provided by corporations or
 governmental entities.

(b)
 CRRS
 providers shall establish a governing body which has legal responsibility for
 the CRRS.

(c)
 The governing body
 shall adopt written policies for its own operation which include: 
 
(1)
 Qualifications and methods of selection
 for governing body membership.

(2)

 Frequency of governing body meetings.

(3)
 Procedures for conducting governing body
 business.

(4)
 Provisions for
 disclosure by governing body members of all conditions which may create a
 conflict of interest and procedures for dealing with conflict of interest
 situations.

(d)
 The
 governing body shall:
(1)
 Select a director
 who shall supervise the CRRS in accordance with the policies established by the
 governing body and who shall be officially responsible to the governing
 body.

(2)
 Conduct an annual review
 and evaluation of the CRRS program activities, policies and procedures manual,
 program goals and objectives, and make any adjustments that are
 needed.

(3)
 Assure insurance
 coverage is in effect to the extent deemed necessary by the governing body to
 protect the governing body, staff, clients, and property of the CRRS and to
 meet the requirements of State and Federal law.

(4)
 Adopt written policies for guiding the
 operation of the CRRS which must include:
(i)

 Program goals and objectives, including measurable anticipated
 outcomes.

(ii)
 Program
 organizational structure.

(iii)

 Administration of funds to meet written goals of the program.

(iv)
 Review and approval of the annual budget
 and any modifications.

(v)

 Personnel policies and any modifications.

(vi)
 Client grievance procedure, which
 guarantees a written response to the client by the CRRS.

(5)
 Review all reported instances of
 violations of client rights in the CRRS and report the results of the review to
 the County Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MH/MR) Office.

Notes

55

 Pa. Code §
 
5310.11

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
 
5310.62
 (relating to client rights
 in residence); 55 Pa. Code §
 
5310.101
 (relating to governing
 body); and 55 Pa. Code §
 
6000.1003
 (relating to
 definitions).

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