Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-1306 - Clinical staff member qualifications; employee schedules; training

(a) Clinical staff member qualifications. Each licensee shall ensure that the following requirements for the clinical staff members are met:

(1) The clinical director and the acting clinical director shall be one of the following:

(A) A physician with a current license to practice in Kansas; or

(B) a certified nurse-midwife.

(2) Each clinical staff member attending labor and delivery shall meet the following qualifications:

(A) Practice within the scope of the clinical staff member's training and experience; and

(B) hold, at a minimum, current certification in adult CPR equivalent to American heart association class C basic life support and current certification in neonatal CPR equivalent to that of the American academy of pediatrics or the American heart association.

(b) Employee schedules.

(1) Each licensee shall ensure that there are sufficient qualified employees on duty and on call for the safe maintenance and operation of the birth center and for the provision of clinical services.

(2) Each licensee shall ensure that a written work schedule is readily accessible to all employees.

(c) Training.

(1) Each licensee shall develop and provide an orientation for all new employees and ongoing in-service training for all employees that shall meet the following requirements:

(A) Is based on individual job duties and responsibilities;

(B) is designed to meet individual employee training needs; and

(C) is designed to maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols of the birth center.

(2) Orientation and in-service training shall include the following:

(A) Emergency clinical procedures;

(B) recognition of the signs and symptoms of infectious diseases, infection control, and universal precautions;

(C) recognition of signs and symptoms of domestic violence; and

(D) recognition of the signs and symptoms and the reporting of child abuse and neglect.

(3) The documentation of the orientation and the in-service training shall be maintained in each employee's individual record.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-1306

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-508; effective July 9, 2010.