Section 801.450  Volunteers

a)         The facility shall maintain a plan for the recruitment, screening, selection, training, and operating procedures for a volunteer program.  The lines of authority, responsibility, and accountability for the facility's volunteer program shall be identified.

b)         Volunteers are subject to background investigations in accordance with Section 801.90 of this Part.

c)         A staff member shall be designated to coordinate and operate a volunteer program for the benefit of youth placed in the facility.

d)         An official registration and identification system shall be maintained for all volunteers.

e)         Volunteers may perform professional services only when they are certified or licensed to do so.

f)          Volunteers shall be required to agree in writing to abide by all facility policies and applicable employee standards, particularly those relating to security, confidentiality, ethics, and standards of conduct.