Rule 37.98.1803 - EXPEDITION: STAFF(1) During any expedition: (a) expedition staff shall carry a copy of the itinerary placed on file at the field office;(b) expedition staff shall remain in contact with the field office via satellite phone, with contacts occurring at a minimum of once each morning and once each evening;(c) expedition staff shall possess and make use of a global positioning satellite receiver;(d) supplies for providing emergency care must be at each expedition camp;(e) expedition staff shall maintain the daily expedition log. Entries in the log must be made in permanent ink and signed and dated by the staff member making the entry. The daily expedition log must be filed at the field office upon return from the expedition and maintained as a part of the program's permanent record;(f) expedition staff and youth shall implement and follow program policies and procedures regarding back country etiquette and leave no trace principles;(g) expedition staff shall closely monitor participating youth while acclimating to the environment including temperature, climate and altitude; and(h) when temperatures exceed 95 E F or fall below 10 E F, expedition staff shall take appropriate preventative measures to ensure participating youth remain free of heat or cold related illness or injuries.(2) Upon return from any expedition: (a) the senior field staff member shall debrief each expedition staff member and document this meeting in writing;(b) the senior field staff member shall debrief each youth. The debriefing shall at a minimum: (i) include a written summary of the youth's participation and progress achieved; and(ii) be provided in written form to the placing agency and, upon request, to the youth's parents or legal guardian; and(c) the field director shall document results of the evaluation of the conditions of the youth, interactions of youth and staff, briefings, de-briefings and compliance with program policies and procedures. The program shall retain evaluations in the youth's record.Mont. Admin. r. 37.98.1803
NEW, 2004 MAR p. 1960, Eff. 8/6/04.Sec. 50-5-220, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-220, MCA;