Library: Policy

340:110-3-284.3. Support personnel

Issued 1-1-16

(a) General.  In addition to the position specific requirements in this Section, personnel meet the general requirements per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:110-3-284.

(b) All support personnel.  The program may employ individuals or use volunteers or other personnel who meet these position specific requirements.

(1) Position specific responsibilities.  Support personnel provide support services to the program.

(2) Position specific limitations.  Personnel performing support services do not count in ratios unless an exception applies per OAC 340:110-3-286(a).

(3) Position specific additional requirement.  When support personnel fill another position in OAC 340:110-3-284.1 or 340:110-3-284.2, the individual also meets the requirements for the position(s) they are filling.

(c) Food service personnel.  The program may employ individuals or use volunteers or other personnel who meet these position specific requirements.

(1) Position specific responsibilities.  Food service personnel:

(A) prepare and serve food; and

(B) meet the food service requirements per OAC 340:110-3-299.

(2) Position specific professional development.  Prior to or within three months of assuming primary responsibilities for food preparation, food service personnel obtain food service training from an approved source listed on the Oklahoma Professional Development Registry (OPDR) website.  However, this is not required when only limited food service is provided per OAC 340:110-3-299(a).

(d) Drivers.  The program may employ individuals or use volunteers or other personnel who meet these position specific requirements.

(1) Position specific qualifications.  Drivers:

(A) are at least 21 years of age;

(B) have a valid driver or commercial driver license (CDL) in their state of residence, appropriate for the type of vehicle driven.  Documentation is maintained per OAC 340:110-3-281.3(b) and (c);

(C) who are contracted personnel or volunteers, may not be required to obtain criminal history reviews per OAC 340:110-3-282(a); and

(D) are prohibited when required per OAC 340:110-3-283(b).

(2) Position specific responsibilities.  Drivers:

(A) transport children; and

(B) meet the transportation requirements per OAC 340:110-3-305.

(3) Position specific professional development.  Drivers, excluding volunteers who transport on an irregular basis and do not fill another position per OAC 340:110-3-284.1 through 340:110-3-284.4, obtain within three months of transporting children:

(A) child passenger safety training per OAC 340:110-3-284(d), from the program's trained personnel or an approved source listed on the OPDR website or a trained personnel is in the vehicle with the contracted driver, unless the vehicle used is exempt per OAC 340:110-3-305(g).  In addition, personnel who assist with child passenger restraints obtain this training from the options indicated within three months of assisting; and

(B) vehicle safety training:

(i) for the safe operation of the type of vehicle driven, when driving a vehicle designed to transport 10 or more passengers; and

(ii) from any training source, excluding owner manuals.