Section 0940-05-24-.02 - PERSONNEL AND STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION FACILITIES(1) The facility must provide one (1) direct services staff member for every ten (10) service recipients present in the facility.(2) All employees must be screened for tuberculosis according to the procedures of the Tennessee Department of Health or receive a tuberculosis skin test or chest x-ray before working directly with service recipients. Documentation must be maintained in the employee's personnel file.(3) The facility must document that the Hepatitis B vaccine is made available to direct service staff.(4) Employees must be provided with a basic orientation in the specific needs of a service recipient prior to being assigned to work with him/her.(5) The facility must provide at all times at least one (1) on-duty staff member who is certified in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and the Heimlich maneuver.(6) All employees must receive training in detection, reporting and prevention of abuse. This training must be documented in the employee record.(7) All professional services must be provided by persons duly licensed or certified to practice their profession in the State of Tennessee.(8) Service recipients must never be left unattended unless otherwise specified in the individual support plan. Approval by appropriate staff must be documented in the service recipient's record.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-24-.02
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Repeal and new rule filed April 29, 2004; effective July 13, 2004.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-101, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, and 33-2-302.