Failure to Provide Qualified Full-Time Social Worker Credentials
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that it employed a qualified social worker on a full-time basis, as required for facilities with more than 120 beds. During interviews and record reviews, the administrator and administrative assistant were unable to provide documentation of the social worker's credentials. The individual identified as the facility's social worker stated she had a bachelor's degree in social work but was unable to produce her diploma or an official transcript when requested. Multiple attempts were made to obtain proof of her qualifications, including requests for her diploma and transcript, but no documentation was provided by the time of the survey. The facility, with 130 licensed beds, could not demonstrate that the social worker met the necessary qualifications.