La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XXI-535

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXI-535 - Employment and Recruitment Practices

A. A support coordination agency shall have written personnel policies, which must be implemented and followed, that include:

1. a plan for recruitment, screening, orientation, ongoing training, development, supervision and performance evaluation of staff members;

2. a policy to prevent discrimination and comply with all state and federal employment practices and laws;

3. a policy to recruit, wherever possible, qualified persons of both sexes representative of cultural and racial groups served by the agency, including the hiring of qualified persons with disabilities;

4. written job descriptions for each staff position, including volunteers;

5. an employee grievance procedure that allows employees to make complaints without fear of retaliation; and

6. abuse reporting procedures that require all employees to report any incidents of abuse or mistreatment, whether that abuse or mistreatment is done by another staff member, a family member, a participant or any other person.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XXI-535

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 39:3091 (November 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254.