S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-17.600.601

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-17.600.601 - General (II)

A. Direct care staff members shall undergo a criminal background check prior to being employed or contracting with a licensed nursing home facility pursuant to S.C. Code Section 44-7-2910. Staff members of the facility shall not have a prior conviction or pled no contest (nolo contendere) for child or adult abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, or pursuant to S.C. Code Section 16-1-10(A), any Class A, B, C, or D felony or Class E or F felony involving criminal sexual conduct, physical or sexual abuse of children, elderly or infirm, or crimes where the victim is a patient or resident of a health care facility. The facility shall coordinate with appropriate abuse-related registries prior to the employment of staff. (I)

B. Direct care staff members, in addition to meal service staff, shall have at least the following qualifications: (I)

1. Ability to render care and services to residents in an understanding and gentle manner;

2. Sufficient education to be able to perform their duties;

3. A working knowledge of regulations applicable to their scope of work;

4. Be an adult, or, if not an adult, the facility shall assure that there is compliance with state, federal, and local laws pertaining to the employment of children.

C. There shall be accurate current information maintained regarding all staff members of the facility that shall include:

1. Name, address and telephone number;

2. Date of hire;

3. Past employment, experience, and education;

4. Professional licensure or registration number or certificate or letter of completion;

5. Position in the facility and job description;

6. Documentation of orientation to the facility, including residents' rights, regulation compliance, policies and procedures, job duties, in-service training and on-going education;

7. Health status, health assessment, and tuberculin testing results;

8. Evidence that a criminal record check has been completed;

9. For former staff members, the date of separation;

10. Date of initial resident contact may be maintained by the facility.

D. Time schedules shall be maintained indicating the numbers and classification of all staff, including relief staff, who work on each shift of duty. The time schedules shall reflect all changes so as to indicate who actually worked.

E. Staff members shall not have an active dependency on a psychoactive substance(s) that would impair his or her ability to perform assigned duties.

F. Staff members shall display identification in accordance with facility policies and procedures that is visible at all times while on duty.

G. When a facility engages a source other than the facility to provide services normally provided by the facility, for example, staffing, training, recreation, meal service, social services, professional consultant, maintenance, transportation, there shall be a written agreement with the source that describes how and when the services are to be provided, the exact services to be provided, and the requirement that these services are to be provided by qualified individuals. The source shall comply with this regulation in regard to resident care, treatment, services, and rights.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-17.600.601

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 03, eff. 3/25/2016.