Haw. Code R. § 11-100.1-53 - Personnel and staffing requirements

(a) Personnel policies shall be developed and maintained indicating staff orientation and in service training, job descriptions, staff qualifications, job requirements for each class of employees, code of conduct and other pertinent personnel information.

(b) All Type II ARCHs shall have available an administrator to provide direct overall management and oversight of staff and residents.

(c) All Type II ARCHs shall have available a registered nurse to provide direct management and oversight of residents and direct care staff. The registered nurse shall provide assessments of residents with appropriate training and oversight of staff to ensure that resident needs are met.

(d) An adequate number of qualified staff, as determined by the department, shall be on duty twenty-four hours a day.

(e) At least one staff member of each shift shall be a nurse aide.

(f) There shall be a designated and properly trained person to make prescribed medications available and to perform treatments under the general supervision or direction of a licensed nurse or who meets the requirements as set forth in section 11-100.1-8(a).

(g) No staff shall work more than two consecutive eight hour shifts within a twenty four hour period.

(h) The administrator, primary care giver and substitute care givers shall attend and successfully complete a minimum of six hours of training sessions per year which shall include but not be limited to personal care, infection control, pharmacology, medical and behavioral management of residents, diseases and chronic illnesses, community services and resources. All inservice training and other educational experiences shall be documented and kept current.

(i) All in service training and other educational experiences for employees and primary and substitute care givers shall be documented and kept current.

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Haw. Code R. § 11-100.1-53

[Eff SEP 18 2006] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-10, 321-11, 321-15.6) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-10, 321-11, 321-15.6)