N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-5.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 8:43G-5.9 - Department education programs

(a) Each department in the hospital shall develop, revise as necessary, and implement a written plan of staff education. The plan shall address the education needs, relevant to the service, of different categories of staff on all work shifts. The plan shall include education programs conducted at least annually in the service, in other areas of the hospital, or off-site.

(b) The plan shall include education programs that address at least the following:

1. Orientation of new staff to the service in which the individual will be employed, including a review of the service's equipment, policies, and procedures and identification of individual employee duties for receiving and evacuating patients in the event of a disaster;

2. Use of new clinical procedures, new equipment, and new technologies, including, where applicable, computers;

3. Individual staff requests for education programs;

4. Supervisor judgements about education needs based on assessment of staff performance;

5. Education on statutory requirements relevant to the specific service such as identification and reporting of victims of abuse; and

6. Areas identified by the hospital-wide quality assurance program as needing educational programs; and

7. Patient rights; and

8. Rights and responsibilities of staff under the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act ( P.L. 1991, c.201) and the Federal Patient Self Determination Act ( P.L. 101-508 ), and internal hospital policies and procedures to implement these laws.

(c) Implementation of the plan shall include records of attendance for each program and composite records of participation for each staff member.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-5.9

Amended by R.1992 d.72, effective 2/18/1992.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2590(a), 24 New Jersey Register 590(a).
Annual requirement added at (a); identification and reporting of abuse victims added at (b)6.
Amended by R.1992 d.132, effective 3/16/1992.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 3256(a), 24 New Jersey Register 942(a).
Text added at (b)7 on advance directives.
Amended by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).
In (b), inserted a new 7, and recodified former 7 as 8.