Rule 290-9-37-.14 - Staffing(1) The Community Living Arrangement shall have as many qualified and trained employees on duty as shall be needed to safeguard properly the health, safety, and welfare of residents and ensure the provision of services the residents require to be delivered in the Community Living Arrangement. The Community Living Arrangement must maintain a staffing ratio sufficient to ensure that all residents can be evacuated from the residence within three minutes.(2) If residents are in the residence and staff are not present within the residence, the individual service plan for each resident must support evidence of assessment regarding capacity to be independent within the residence.(3) All Community Living Arrangements must maintain a monthly plan for specific staff coverage in advance of the month, a record of actual staff coverage, and a plan for provision of all required services.(4) For purposes of these rules, a resident shall not be considered a staff person in the residence in which they live. The Community Living Arrangement shall not require any resident to perform tasks that are ordinarily considered staff responsibilities, unless there is documentation in the individual service plan of the resident, or elsewhere, that indicates that participation of the resident is voluntary and appropriate.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 290-9-37-.14
O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-7-1et seq., 37-1-22.
Original Rule entitled "Staffing" adopted. F. Oct. 24, 2002; eff. Nov. 13, 2002.