Section 16.03.10.655 - DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY: PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES01.Developmental Specialist for Adults. To be qualified as a Developmental Specialist for adults, a person must have a minimum of two hundred forty (240) hours of professionally supervised experience with individuals who have developmental disabilities and either:a. Possess a bachelor's or master's degree in special education, early childhood special education, speech and language pathology, applied behavioral analysis, psychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, social work, or therapeutic recreation; orb. Possess a bachelor's or master's degree in an area not listed in Subsection 655.01.a. of this rule and have: i. Completed a competency course jointly approved by the Department and the Idaho Association of Developmental Disabilities Agencies that relates to the job requirements of a Developmental Specialist; andii. Passed a competency examination approved by the Department.c. Any person employed as a Developmental Specialist in Idaho prior to May 30, 1997, unless previously disallowed by the Department, will be allowed to continue providing services as a Developmental Specialist as long as there is not a gap of more than three (3) years of employment as a Developmental Specialist.02.Developmental Therapy Paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals, such as aides or therapy technicians, may be used by an agency to provide developmental therapy if they are under the supervision of a Developmental Specialist. A developmental therapy paraprofessional must be at least seventeen (17) years old.03.Requirements for Collaboration with Other Providers. When participants are receiving rehabilitative or habilitative services from other providers, each DDA must coordinate each participant's DDA program with these providers to maximize skill acquisition and generalization of skills across environments, and to avoid duplication of services. The DDA must maintain documentation of this collaboration that includes other plans of services such as the Individual Education Plan (IEP), Personal Care Services (PCS) plan, Residential Habilitation plan, and the outpatient behavioral health service plan. The participant's file must also reflect how these plans have been integrated into the DDA's plan of service for each participant.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.655