Ohio Admin. Code 5122-30-20 - Qualifications of operator and staff
(A) Each staff person shall:
(1) Be at least eighteen years of
age;
(2) Demonstrate adequate
communication skills to perform duties and responsibilities associated with the
facility in meeting the needs of the resident(s);
(3) Be able to perform
the required responsibilities and duties.
If there is reason to doubt a staff person's ability to carry out
responsibilities and duties in the facility for health reasons, the department
may require the operator to obtain a physician's statement assuring that the
staff member is able to perform the
theirrequired responsibilities and duties;
and
(4)
Obtain testing
Test
negative for tuberculosis within one year
prior to employment. Testing shall be repeated anytime
there has been a likelihood of exposure.Evidence of such examination
shall be kept in facility records.
(B) All staff providing assistance with
self-administration of medication shall be trained according to requirements of
paragraph (C) of this rule and shall also receive
training from a registered nurse,
or physician, or
other department approved entity regarding:
(1) The proper usage of medications, effects,
and side effects. This shall include all medication (psychotropic and
otherwise) used by residents in the facility;
(2) Identification of medication by type and
dosage; and
(3) Safe procedures to
assist in self-administration of medication in
accordance with the requirements of rule
5122-30-28 of the Administrative
Code.
(C) Each
direct care staff person shall have completed training in:
(1) The provision of life-safety measures,
including:(c)
(b) Fire and other
disaster procedures; and
(d)
(c) Securing medical
and psychiatric emergency assistance.
(a)
In-person training for:
(a)(i)
Standard first aid training, or an appropriate equivalent that
includes emergency management of physical injuries, respiratory distress; and,
(b)(ii)
CPR training;.
Online training shall not be accepted for this paragraph.
(2)
Client
Resident
rights and grievance procedures.
(3) Provisions of state law concerning the
reporting of abuse or neglect, including but not limited to, children and the
elderly.
(D) Each staff
person shall have written evidence of successfully completed prior training, or
shall successfully complete training described in paragraph
(B)
(C) of
this rule, within thirty days of employment. Untrained staff
who are within the first thirty days of employment or
who have not completed all training shall work under supervision of or with trained staff.
Renewal
(E)
Renewal of
training shall be consistent with time frames established by entities providing
the training, such as an approved CPR course, or, in the absence of established
time-frames for renewal, annually, and shall be consistent with changes or
advances made in a given area of training, such as changes in provisions of law
concerning abuse and neglect reporting. Documentation of training shall be
maintained in the personnel record.
(F)
All staff shall
complete at least six hours of continuing education relevant to resident care
during each licensure period. Training taken to fulfill the requirements of
paragraph (G) or (H) of this rule can also be used to meet the requirements of
this paragraph.
(G)
All staff who provide personal care services, prior to
providing personal care services, shall complete training or continuing
education, and provide documentation to the facility of such, that covers the
correct techniques of providing personal care services to
others.
(H)
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements
of this rule, each facility which accepts residents diagnosed with mental
illness or substance use disorder shall ensure that the following training and
continuing education requirements are met:
(1)
Prior to the
admission of the first resident diagnosed with mental illness or a substance
use disorder, the manager and each staff member providing direct care services
in a class one facility, and the manager and each staff of a class two or class
three facility, shall complete a general orientation in caring for persons
diagnosed with mental illness or substance use disorder, and instruction on how
to access local mental health crisis or emergency services. Thereafter, a new
manager or a new staff shall receive such training prior to working alone with
residents or within thirty days of hire, whichever comes first.
(2)
The manager and
each staff member providing personal care services shall over each twelve month
period from date of hire or initial licensing of the facility receive a minimum
of six hours of training in topics relevant to persons diagnosed with mental
illness or substance use disorder who are residing in the facility.
The training required by this paragraph may be provided by physicians, registered nurses, social workers, psychologists, and counselors licensed under the applicable chapter of Title 47 of the Revised Code, mental health-related organizations, accredited learning institutions, appropriate governmental entities, or other authorities recognized by the director as qualified to provide this training. In addition to classroom instruction, training may be provided through other means as appropriate for the purposes of this rule subject to the approval of the director.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5119.34
Rule Amplifies: 5119.34
Prior Effective Dates: 5-10-1979, 5-1-1981, 1-1-2000, 8-1-2002
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