Section 244-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Suspension and Termination of CertificationA. The Committee shall reserve the authority to declare non-certified (and to also notify potential referral sources) any program, agency or individual that has been awarded any certification status (provisional, comprehensive, renewed comprehensive, post-enrollment, courtesy, or any other form of certification status) that the Committee determines to be non-compliant with the applicable standards, or non-operational as a batterers intervention program. Such programs may be deemed ineligible to accept new referrals and/or to continue providing batterers intervention to existing mandated clients.B. Circumstances shall include but may not be limited to the following:1. Certification has expired and the program has failed to apply for or satisfactorily complete the requirements for continued certification or extension.2. Notification by duly authorized representative of the agency (or verified determination by the Committee) that the program has ceased accepting referrals for batterers intervention or has ceased operating as a batterers intervention program, or that it intends to cease operations within a foreseeable time frame.3. Determination by the Committee that the program is significantly and/or persistently non-compliant with the standards, despite good faith efforts to work with the program to come into compliance.C. Suspension of certification status is for a specified time period and specified purpose. Formal written notification shall be provided to the affected program director or designee, with specific reason(s). Any effort to resolve the matter short of suspension shall be described. The program shall be notified of what action(s) would be required to lift the suspension within the specified time period. The Committee shall notify likely referral sources that the program is not currently eligible to receive referrals of court mandated batterers. If the program has mandated batterers currently enrolled, a determination shall be made by the Committee as to whether those clients may continue in the program or must be transferred to another batterers program.D. Termination of certification status is not time limited. Formal written notification shall be provided to the affected program director or designee, with specific reason(s). Any effort to resolve the matter short of termination shall be described, if the program is not voluntarily ending its batterers services. The Committee shall notify likely referral sources that the program is no longer eligible to receive referrals of court mandated batterers. If the program has mandated batterers currently enrolled, a determination shall be made by the Committee as to whether those clients may continue in the program or must be transferred to another batterers program. The program shall be notified that a new application would have to be initiated if the program seeks to become certified again; such application could be considered no sooner than 60 days from the effective date of termination.244 R.I. Code R. 244-RICR-00-00-1.9
Adopted effective 1/17/2019