D&A Facility Surveys

Pennsylvania Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs
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GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC IN PENNSYLVANIA
233 GEORGE JUNIOR ROAD
GROVE CITY, PA 16127

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Survey conducted on 01/15/2009

INITIAL COMMENTS
This report is a result of an on-site licensure renewal inspection conducted on January 13, 2009 through January 15, 2009 by staff from the Division of Drug and Alcohol Program Licensure. Based on the findings of the on-site inspection, George Junior Republic was found not to be in compliance with the applicable chapters of 28 PA Code which pertain to the facility. The following deficiencies were identified during this inspection and a plan of correction is due on February 13, 2009.	Plan of Correction
704.9(c) LICENSURE Supervised Period 704.9. Supervision of counselor assistant. (c) Supervised period. (1) A counselor assistant with a Master's Degree as set forth in 704.8 (a)(1) (relating to qualifications for the position of counselor assistant) may counsel clients only under the close supervision of a trained counselor or clinical supervisor for at least the first 3 months of employment. (2) A counselor assistant with a Bachelor's Degree as set forth in 704.8 (a)(2) may counsel clients only under the close supervision of a trained counselor or clinical supervisor for at least the first 6 months of employment. (3) A registered nurse as set forth in 704.8 (a)(3) may counsel clients only under the close supervision of a trained counselor or clinical supervisor for at least the first 6 months of employment. (4) A counselor assistant with an Associate Degree as set forth in 704.8 (a)(4) may counsel clients only under the close supervision of a trained counselor or clinical supervisor for at least the first 9 months of employment. (5) A counselor assistant with a high school diploma or GED equivalent as set forth in 704.8 (a)(5) may counsel clients only under the direct observation of a trained counselor or clinical supervisor for the first 3 months of employment. For the next 9 months, the counselor assistant may counsel clients only under the close supervision of a lead counselor or a clinical supervisor.
Observations Based on a review of six personnel records on January 14, 2009 and an interview with the facility director on January 15, 2009, the facility failed to document 1 hour a week of direct observation as a part of the close supervision of a counselor assistant during the first nine months of employment. The findings include: Six personnel records were reviewed on January 14, 2009 and January 15, 2009. One of six records documented a counselor assistant that requires close supervision for nine months. The personnel record and supervision notes failed to document one hour per week of direct observation since the counselor assistant's employment date of September 2, 2008.	Plan of Correction Effective immediately, documentation that the Counselor Assistant has received close supervision of at least one hour weekly by a trained Counselor, or by the Facility Director, will be updated and placed in the Counselor Assistant's personnel file. This close supervision will continue for a nine-month period beginning in September, 2008. The Facility Director will monitor that supervision notes are completed and placed in the Counselor Assistant's personnel file.