Section 10-7 - Staffing Ratios (a) RTCs shall maintain one (1) full time equivalent licensed mental health professional/child ratio of 1:10 or a ratio of 1:12 when the licensed mental health professional works with an aide for the delivery of therapeutic services.
(b) Direct care staff for RTCs: - (i) Daytime and evening hours. The minimum ratio of direct care staff to child ratio is 1:6. If the teacher is counted in the staff/child ratios, he/she shall complete all training required for direct care staff.
- (ii) Nighttime sleeping hours.
- (A) There shall be awake direct care staff/child ratio 1:10 during nighttime sleeping hours;
- (B) Bedroom checks of children shall be conducted at a minimum of three (3) times per hour, on a random, unscheduled basis and the exact time of the check shall be documented in an overnight log; and
- (C) One (1) or more staff members shall be available on-call to provide direct care to any child in crisis or in need of supervision during the nighttime hours.
- (iii) Direct supervision of individual youth shall be adjusted to meet his/her specific needs (ie. runaway risk, youth on room restriction, risk to self or others).
049-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-7