Section 0940-05-21-.03 - PERSONNEL AND STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCHOOL FACILITIES(1) The facility must provide one (1) direct services staff members for every six (6) children present in the facility unless a more-stringent staffing ratio required by applicable life safety rules.(2) The facility must ensure that employees practice infection control procedures that will protect clients from infectious diseases.(3) Employees must have a regular tuberculosis skin test within thirty (30) days of employment and as required thereafter by current Tennessee Department of Health guidelines.(4) Employees must be provided with a basic orientation in the proper management of individuals with seizure disorders prior to being assigned to work with individuals with such disorders.(5) A staff member must be on duty in the facility who is trained in First Aid and the Heimlich maneuver.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-21-.03
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Authority: T.C.A. § 33-2-504.