Section 0940-05-31-.02 - PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC NURSERY PROGRAM FACILITIES(1) Treatment services must be provided by mental health professionals or by mental health personnel who are under the direct supervision of a mental health professional.(2) The facility must maintain a written agreement with or employ a physician to serve as medical consultant.(3) The facility must provide at least one (1) on-duty staff member trained in First Aid, CPR, and the Heimlich maneuver.(a) At least one (1) staff member who has completed the basic CPR course must be on duty at all times. The course must be a minimum of three hours and must be taught by a certified instructor.(b) At least one (1) staff member who has completed a first aid course within the last three years must be on duty at all times. The course must be a minimum of three hours and must be taught by a certified instructor.(c) At least one (1) staff member trained in the Heimlich maneuver must be on duty at all times.(d) The operator must perform background checks on all employees and volunteers. A person, whether an employee or a volunteer, who is named as a suspect in an "indicated" report of child sexual abuse, or who is currently charged with committing a crime against a child must not work as a caregiver or have any contact with the children.(f) Children must not be in the care of or have any direct contact while in the care of the facility with a person who has been convicted of a crime involving children or of violating a law enacted to protect children.(g) The facility must ensure that staff practice infection control procedures that will protect clients and staff from infectious diseases. The facility must follow universal procedures for handling blood and blood-tainted material.(4) Staff Records: The following information must be secured when hiring staff, kept up-to-date, and made available to the Department upon request:(a) Before beginning to work, all staff members must have on file written evidence of a physical examination sufficient to determine that their general physical and mental condition will permit them to direct and actively participate in the activities of a group of young children, and a statement so certifying. The form or statement must have the signature or stamp of a licensed physician, certified nurse practitioner, or a certified physician's assistant.(b) An updated statement regarding each staff member's physical health as, specified in (a) above, must be obtained every third year.(c) Each staff member (whether employed full-time or part-time), including volunteers and others who are in contact with children thirty or more calendar days per year, must have on file evidence of a tuberculin test or chest x-ray with negative results, in accordance with Department of Health recommendations. If substitutes are used to meet required adult-child ratios, they must have had a TB test within six months of their employment.(d) Records of interviews with at least three references for each new staff member.(e) Record of verified employment history of each employee for previous positions during the past five years which are relevant to the position being applied for.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-31-.02
Original rule filed January 11, 1996; effective March 26, 1996.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-2-504 and 33-1-205(b)(5).