Policy Manual sample

MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. (1) Has a baccalaureate degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or other field related to social work, and has had at least 1 year of social work experience in a health care setting; or (2) Has 2 years of appropriate experience as a social work assistant, and has achieved a satisfactory grade on a proficiency examination conducted, approved, or sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service, except that the determinations of proficiency do not apply with respect to persons initially licensed by a state or seeking initial qualification as a social work assistant after December 31, 1977. Social worker. A person who has a master’s or doctoral degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and has 1 year of social work experience in a health care setting. Speech - language pathologist. A person who has a master’s or doctoral degree in speech language pathology, and who meets either of the following requirements: (1) Is licensed as a speech - language pathologist by the state in which the individual furnishes such services; or (2) In the case of an individual who furnishes services in a state which does not license speech - language pathologists: (i) Has successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum (or is in the process of accumulating supervised clinical experience); (ii) Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full - time speech - language pathology services after obtaining a master’s or doctoral degree in speech language pathology or a related field; and (iii) Successfully completed a national examination in speech language pathology approved by the Secretary. Home Health Agency. - - Personnel/Operations Policies B-7