S.C. Code Regs. § 61-75.500.505

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 34, August 23, 2024

Section 61-75.500.505 - Training. (I)

The Facility shall require all Staff members and Volunteers to complete the necessary training to perform their duties and responsibilities. The Facility shall ensure documentation of all training is signed and dated by both the individual providing the training and the individual receiving the training. A signature for the individual providing the training may be omitted for computer-based training. The following training shall be provided to all Staff and Volunteers prior to Participant contact and at a frequency determined by the Facility, but at least Annually unless otherwise specified by certificate, e.g., cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR):

A. Fire Safety Measures;

B. Infection Control;

C. Participant Rights including prevention of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation;

D. Confidentiality of Participant information and records;

E. Depending on the type of Participants, care of persons specific to the physical and/or mental condition being cared for in the Facility including dementia, cognitive disability, mental illness, or aggressive, violent, and/or inappropriate behavioral symptoms, and etc., to include communication techniques (cueing and mirroring), understanding and coping with behaviors, safety, activities, etc.; and

F. At least one (1) Staff member who has certification of first-aid training, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, and is capable of recognizing symptoms of distress shall be present when Participants are in the Facility. If the Staff member is a licensed nurse, first-aid training shall not be required. (I)

S.C. Code Regs. 61-75.500.505

Added by State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 03, eff. 3/25/2022.