N.J. Admin. Code § 10:75-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:75-3.5 - Staff training and certification

(a) All full and part-time clinical and direct care staff shall be trained in the following areas:

1. The use of non-physical and non-restraining intervention skills, such as de-escalation, mediation, conflict resolution, active listening, and verbal and observational methods to prevent emergency safety situations; and

2. Safe and appropriate restraint and seclusion techniques, including the ability to respond to signs of physical distress in beneficiaries who are being restrained or in seclusion, including adult and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Competency or certification in CPR shall be demonstrated and documented annually.

(b) Staff training shall include training exercises in which staff demonstrates in practice the techniques they have learned for managing emergency safety situations.

1. All full and part-time clinical and direct care staff shall demonstrate their competencies in the safe use of restraint and seclusion before they are permitted to participate in an emergency safety intervention, and shall additionally demonstrate such competencies every six months thereafter.

(c) The facility shall document the completion of all training and competency demonstrations in the employee's personnel record, including the date of the training and the name(s) of the persons certifying the completion of the training.

(d) Administrators shall provide additional training as indicated to ensure staff proficiency.

(e) All training programs and materials shall be available for review by:

1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS);

2. The New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services or its agents (for both in-State and out-of-State agencies); and

3. The State survey agency, which is the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, for the New Jersey facilities.

(f) Any and all staff members who may not be directly involved in the use of restraints and seclusion techniques should be trained in the proper protocols and procedures to quickly notify a direct care or clinical staff member to defuse a situation or to secure additional help and assistance for staff who are directly involved in the use of an emergency situation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:75-3.5