(a) Compliance with MH community standards. In addition to complying with this subchapter, a provider must also comply with Chapter 412, Subchapter G of this title (relating to Mental Health Community Services Standards) in the provision of MH rehabilitative services, as described in §412.304(a)(4) and (b) of this title (relating to Responsibility for Compliance).     
      (b) Staff supervision and oversight. A provider must develop policies and procedures in accordance with this subchapter for the supervision and oversight of staff members who provide MH rehabilitative services. Staff members who provide supervision must have experience in providing rehabilitative services and training in supervising rehabilitative services. The MH  rehabilitative services provided by a:      
        (1) CFP must be directly supervised by a staff member who is credentialed as a QMHP-CS at minimum and who must have at least one year experience in the department-approved recovery and resilience protocol;       
        (2) peer provider must be under the direct clinical supervision of an LPHA;       
        (3) CSSP must be clinically supervised by a QMHP-CS;       
        (4) QMHP-CS must be clinically supervised by at least another QMHP-CS; and       
        (5) QMHP-CS supervisor of another QMHP-CS must be clinically supervised by an LPHA.       
      (c) Subcontract for providing services.      
        (1) A provider may choose to  have any MH rehabilitative service provided by a person or entity through a subcontract.       
        (2) A provider must ensure that, if MH rehabilitative services are provided through a subcontract, then the subcontractor complies with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, and any provider manuals and policy clarification letters promulgated by the department.       
      (d) Prohibitions against discrimination and retaliation.      
        (1) A provider may not discriminate against or deny services to an individual based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, co-occurring disorder, or political affiliation.       
        (2) A provider must ensure  that an individual's refusal of any service offered by the provider does not preclude the individual from accessing a needed MH rehabilitative service.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §306.307 adopted to be effective January 22, 2014, 39 TexReg 299; transferred effective March 15, 2020, as published in the February 21, 2020 issue of the Texas Register, 45 TexReg 1239