What if the number of children receiving treatment services at my operation fluctuates regularly so that sometimes I need to meet treatment standards and sometimes I don’t?
You will need to decide in advance whether or not you will allow your operation to meet the threshold for needing a treatment director (for facilities, this also affects other areas such as child/caregiver ratios and training requirements). If you decide to remain below the threshold, you will need to control your admissions accordingly. If you decide to provide treatment services at a level above the threshold, you will need to plan on operating with the appropriate requirements in place regardless of transitory fluctuations in your population.
