Section 0940-05-27-.02 - PERSONNEL AND STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPITE CARE SERVICES FACILITIES(1) The governing body must ensure that no more than three (3) clients are served in an individual respite care placement at a time.(2) Clients are never to be left unattended during normal sleeping hours.(3) Each employee and provider must have a tuberculosis skin test within thirty (30) days of employment and thereafter as required by the current guidelines of the Tennessee Department of Health.(4) The governing body must ensure that employees and providers practice infection control procedures that will protect clients from infectious diseases.(5) Employees and providers 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.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-27-.02
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July, 11, 1988.Authority: T.C.A. § 33-2-504.