Each program shall have a written personnel policy and shall make a copy of it available to the department for review. Personnel policies shall be carried out in accordance with affirmative action policies and equal employment opportunity regulations.
The personnel policy shall contain job descriptions for each position specifying responsibilities, degree of authority to execute job responsibilities, standards of job performance, and qualifications.
The personnel policy shall provide for job performance evaluations conducted on a regular and ongoing basis with a written annual review.
The personnel policy shall describe the employees' conditions of employment and the general conditions which constitute grounds for dismissal and suspension.
The personnel policy shall also include a chart or definition of organizational structure indicating lines of authority.
Program employee personnel data shall be accessible to the department.
The personnel policy shall include a program of orientation for all new staff and the orientation shall be based on a written plan. At a minimum, the plan of orientation shall provide for training related to the specific job functions for which the employee was hired, facility policies and procedures, and the needs of persons who are mentally ill.
The program shall have a staff development plan, including continuing education opportunities. The plan shall be reviewed annually. The plan shall be relevant to the facility's program and resident population. There shall be at least 15 hours of continuing education annually for each staff person working directly with persons who are mentally ill. The training shall include, but need not be limited to, the following areas:
Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9520, LICENSING RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL, pt. 9520.0590
Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.09