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(b) Any deficiencies or corrective action plans previously cited must be cleared prior to the renewal of the license unless otherwise approved by the Agency. (7) Authorized actions by the Agency. (a) Licensing staff from the agency may make visits to the wilderness therapeutic camp without prior notice to ascertain continued compliance with these requirements. (b) The Agency shall investigate complaints to determine if the wilderness therapeutic camp is meeting licensing requirements and shall take appropriate and necessary actions based on its findings. (c) The Agency shall inform the director of the wilderness therapeutic camp of any deficiencies or corrective action plans that have been implemented as the result of a complaint or unan- nounced visit. (d) If the director is the subject of the complaint, the chairman of the board will be notified. HISTORY: Added by SCSR 42–5 Doc. No. 4771, eff May 25, 2018. Amended by SCSR 48–5 Doc. No. 5232, eff May 24, 2024. ARTICLE 7 TRAINING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (Statutory Authority: 1976 Code §§ 43-1-80, 8-15-60) 114–710. Training Grants and Contracts. A. Definitions (1) Grant—the term used to describe the method of funding an educational or training program to be carried out by an educational institution on behalf of the agency. Such grants are actually formula grants; that is, they consist of seventy-five percent federal funds and twenty-five percent matching funds supplied by the grantee, and are awarded on a reimbursable basis as costs are incurred. (2) Educational Institution—an accredited school, college, or university of the post-secondary, undergraduate, or graduate level. (3) Expert—an individual, firm, or agency that possesses by virtue of training, education, or experience the ability to develop or implement any or all portions of a training or educational program needed by the agency. B. Educational Grants. (1) The agency, to the extent feasible and practical under existing federal and state regulations and manpower and funding resources, provides for long-and short-range staff development pro- grams through the funding of grants to educational institutions. Such educational grants are for the purpose of providing a needed training or educational program for agency staff or eligible staff of providers. The grant may be for an in-service training program or for an educational program which may include curriculum development, classroom instruction, or field instruction. (2) The following criteria shall be utilized by the agency in determining whether an educational grant will be funded: (a) The proposed program must meet an agency determined manpower training and develop- ment need; (b) The proposed program must be directly related to the administration and provision of agency services. (c) The program must be directed at an appropriate target group within the agency and provider staff. C. Provider Training Contracts.