Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-9-47-.06

Performance Improvement

This regulation requires substance use prevention program providers in Alabama to establish and maintain a written Performance Improvement System. The system must monitor prevention processes and outcomes, identify organizational issues, ensure program fidelity, and support informed decision-making. Providers must conduct annual feedback surveys with community partners, parents, youth, and adult participants, and must observe direct prevention staff at least twice per fiscal year with structured feedback on rapport, accuracy, cultural responsiveness, and developmental appropriateness.

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The provider shall provide written documentation of the
 entity's operation and maintenance of a Performance Improvement System.

(1)
 All prevention programs shall have a
 Performance Improvement designed to:
(a)

 Monitor and assess prevention processes and outcomes.

(b)
 Identify organizational and capacity
 issues as they relate to programming.

(c)
 Improve the overall quality of prevention
 practice.

(d)
 Improve the overall
 quality of prevention programs.

(e)

 Instill a process for informed decision making on appropriate service
 provision.

(f)
 Ensure program
 fidelity and documentation, if adaptation(s) are needed and document
 consultation with the program developer.

(2)
 The Performance Improvement System shall
 perform an annual feedback survey to community partners, parents of youth
 participants, youth participants, adult participants and consumers of
 services.

(3)
 The Performance
 Improvement System shall perform an observation of direct prevention staff at
 least twice during the fiscal year. Direct feedback to staff will evaluate the
 following:
(a)
 Rapport with the targeted
 audience.

(b)
 Delivery and accuracy
 of information.

(c)
 Awareness and
 sensitivity to cultural responsiveness.

(d)
 Prevention activities are responsive to
 the developmental needs of the target audience.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code
 r. 
580-9-47-.06

 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 Repealed: Filed June 25, 2012; effective July 30, 2012.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.

Author:
 Division of Substance Abuse
 Services

Statutory Authority:

Code of Ala.
 1975
, §
 
22-50-11
.

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