Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-9-47-.02

Personnel

This regulation establishes personnel qualification requirements for substance abuse prevention directors and prevention service providers operating under the Alabama Department of Mental Health. It specifies minimum education, experience, and certification standards, continuing education requirements, criminal history check obligations, and supervision conditions for staff who have not yet met full certification criteria. Operators must maintain documentation of all credentials and ensure subcontractors meet equivalent standards.

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(1)
 It will be
 incumbent on the Board of Directors of each organization/agency to develop the
 qualifications for the position of Executive Director. This is a full-time
 position and the required qualifications for the Executive Director should be
 commensurate with the professional staff employed by the organization/agency
 and with the continuum of care provided by the organization/agency.

(2)
 The Prevention Director has to meet at
 least one (1) of the following criteria:
(a)

 Have a Master's degree in a human services related field and two(2) years of
 work experience in substance abuse treatment or prevention or

(b)
 Be certified as either a Certified
 Prevention Specialist or a Certified Prevention Manager by an independent
 certification board offering a credential approved by the Alabama Department of
 Mental Health (ADMH).

(c)
 Have a
 Bachelor's degree in a human services related field and one (1) year work
 experience in substance abuse treatment or prevention that includes all of the
 following:
1.
 Two thousand (2000) hours in
 substance abuse treatment or prevention.

2.
 One hundred (100) hours of prevention
 education training that includes four (4) hours of Prevention-specific HIV/AIDS
 education, six (6) hours of Prevention-specific Ethics, and four (4) hours of
 Managing Disruptive Audience Behavior.

3.
 A minimum of one hundred and twenty (12 0)
 hours of supervised practical experience with at least ten (10) hours in each
 of the following:
(i)

 Individual/peer.

(ii)

 Family.

(iii)
 Community.

(iv)
 School.

4.
 Evaluations from supervisors and
 colleagues.

5.
 A signed code of
 ethics form.

6.
 Within two (2)
 years of assuming the duties of Prevention Director (who solely has the
 criteria outlined in standard
 
580-9-47-.02
(2)(a)(3)
),
 the staff member must take the appropriate action steps to meet the
 requirements outlined in standard 580-9-47-02(2).

(d)
 When the Prevention budget of a provider
 organization is $120,000 or less, a single staff member may serve as Chief
 Executive Officer (CEO)/Executive Director (ED) and Prevention Director. This
 staff member must meet the requirements of the Prevention Director.

(e)
 A minimum of twenty (20) hours of
 continuing education training is required each year. The continuing education
 year begins with the start date of performing duties as a Prevention Director.
 Six (6) hours of continuing education may be obtained internal to the
 organization related to disease concept and pharmacology. The remaining courses
 shall focus on substance abuse prevention.

(f)
 Documentation of all education and
 experience verification, professional certification and continuing education
 training shall be maintained for each Prevention Director.

(3)
 Each prevention service provider shall
 meet at least one (1) of the following criteria: 
 
(a)
 Education, experience and/or
 certification requirements of the Prevention Director as outlined in standard
 
580-9-47-.02
(2)(a)(3)
.

(b)
 Be certified as an Associate Prevention
 Specialist by an independent certification board offering a credential approved
 by the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH).

(4)
 When this criteria is not met, a person
 may provide prevention services under all of the following conditions:
 
(a)
 The Prevention Director provides general
 supervision of the person with a minimum of two (2) hours of direct supervision
 each month.

(b)
 The person must
 possess at least a bachelor's degree.

(c)
 The person participates in a structured
 and documented training program that includes completion of the following
 trainings within the allotted time period after assuming prevention
 responsibilities.
1.
 All work under
 supervision must lead to certification as an Associate Prevention Specialist by
 an independent certification board offering a credential approved by the
 Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) within eighteen (18) months of
 employment.

2.
 All work performed
 by an employee or a contracted service provider who fails to meet the above
 requirements within one (1) year of employment are subject to a chargeback by
 the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH).

3.
 Prevention Director and all Prevention
 Service Providers, within six (6) months of hire, shall complete a minimum of
 twenty (20) contact hours of continuing education (CE) training. 
 
(i)
 The initial hire CE training shall
 include the following prevention specific trainings: 
 
(I)
 AIDS/HIV education, four hours
 (4).

(II)
 Ethics, six hours
 (6).

(III)
 Managing Disruptive
 Audience Behavior, four hours (4).

(IV)
 Six (6) hours of any other substance
 abuse specific prevention specific training.

(ii)
 The CE year begins with the hiring date
 to perform duties.

(iii)
 After
 initial hire CE training hours are accomplished, each prevention service
 provider shall complete a minimum of twenty (20) contact hours of CE_training
 every year of prevention specific training. The training may include but is not
 limited to the following prevention specific training: 
 
(I)
 AIDS/HIV education, four hours (4) at
 least every two (2) years.

(II)

 Ethics, four hours (4) at least every two (2) years.

(III)
 Twelve (12) hours of any other
 substance abuse specific prevention specific training.

(IV)
 Six (6) hours of CE may be obtained
 internal to the organization.

(V)

 The CE requirement applies to full-time, part-time and contract workers who are
 providing prevention service.

(d)
 Documentation of all education and
 experience verification, professional certification, and continuing education
 training shall be maintained for each prevention service provider.

(5)
 Criminal History Checks: All
 providers who provide prevention services and practice to communities must have
 a current (upon hire and every [5] five years thereafter) criminal history
 check. Documentation must be maintained in each staff person's file.

(6)
 Subcontracting and Scope of Service
 Obligation. A subcontractor of prevention services shall be responsible for
 meeting the education, experience and professional certification requirements
 for prevention service provider unless they are a drug free community or
 coalition that has completed a CADCA approved Leadership Course.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code
 r. 
580-9-47-.02

New Rule: Filed January
 27, 2000; effective March 2, 2000. New Rule: Filed June 19, 2012; effective
 July 24, 2012. Repealed: Filed June 25, 2012; effective July 30, 2012. Amended:
 Filed August 22, 2013; effective September 26,
 2013.

Was previously Rule
 
580-9-47-.07
, renumbered to .02
 as per certification filed June 19, 2012; effective July 24, 2012.

Author:
 Division of Substance Abuse
 Services

Statutory Authority:

Code of Ala.
 1975
, §
 
22-50-11
.

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