Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.15205 - Health of a licensee, direct care staff, administrator, other employees, those volunteers under the direction of the licensee, and members of the household
Rule 205.
(1) A
licensee, direct care staff, administrator, other employees, those volunteers
under the direction of the licensee, and members of the household shall be in
such physical and mental health so as not to negatively affect either the
health of the resident or the quality of the resident's care.
(2) A licensee shall have, on file with the
department, a statement that is signed by a licensed physician or his or her
designee attesting to the physician's knowledge of the physical health of the
licensee and administrator. The statement shall be signed within 6 months
before the issuance of a temporary license and at any other time requested by
the department.
(3) A licensee shall
maintain, in the home, and make available for department review, a statement
that is signed by a licensed physician or his or her designee attesting to the
physician's knowledge of the physical health of direct care staff, other
employees, and members of the household. The statement shall be obtained within
30 days of an individual's employment, assumption of duties, or occupancy in
the home.
(4) A licensee shall
provide the department with written evidence that he or she and the
administrator have been tested for communicable tuberculosis and that if the
disease is present, appropriate precautions shall be taken. The results of
subsequent testing shall be verified every 3 years thereafter.
(5) A licensee shall obtain written evidence,
which shall be available for department review, that each direct care staff,
other employees and members of the household have been tested for communicable
tuberculosis and that if the disease is present, appropriate precautions shall
be taken as required by state law. Current testing shall be obtained before an
individual's employment, assumption of duties, or occupancy in the home. The
results of subsequent testing shall be verified every 3 years thereafter or
more frequently if necessary.
(6) A
licensee shall annually review the health status of the administrator, direct
care staff, other employees and members of the household. Verification of
annual reviews shall be maintained by the home and shall be available for
department review.
(7) A licensee
shall obtain certification from a volunteer that the volunteer is free from
communicable disease and that the volunteer's physical and mental health will
not negatively affect either the health of the resident or the quality of the
residents care.
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