Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-08-.03 - PERSONNEL AND STAFFING
(1) The licensee
shall provide: one (1) Direct Support Staff member for the first ten (10)
persons supported; two (2) Direct Support Staff members for eleven (11) to
fifteen (15) persons supported; three (3) Direct Support Staff members for
sixteen (16) to twenty (20) persons supported. When more than twenty (20)
persons are supported, one (1) additional Direct Support Staff member shall be
provided for each additional twenty (20) persons supported present.
(2) The licensee shall ensure that employees
practice infection control procedures that will protect persons supported from
infectious diseases.
(3) Employees
shall be screened or tested for tuberculosis according to the procedures of the
Tennessee Department of Health. Documentation of such screening or testing
shall be maintained in the employee's personnel file.
(4) Prior to contact with a person supported,
employees shall receive documented orientation to the specific needs of any
person supported to whom the employee is assigned.
(5) At least one (1) staff member shall be on
duty who is trained in First Aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the
Heimlich Maneuver.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 33-1-201, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-407.
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