Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-06-.04 - PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SERVICES AND FACILITIES

(1) A job description must be maintained which includes the employment requirements and the job responsibilities for each facility staff position.

(2) A personnel record must be maintained which verifies that each employee meets their respective employment requirements for the staff position held. Included in the employee's personnel records shall be evidence of a criminal background check as specified in T.C.A. § 33-2-1202; the employee's status on the Tennessee Elderly and Vulnerable Abuse Registry maintained by the Department of Health; and the employee's status on the Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry; the employee's date of birth; social security number; and records of any disciplinary action.

(3) Annual training and development activities that assist the staff in meeting the needs of the clients. All direct care staff shall receive training in fire evacuation procedures. The agency shall document all training and development activities in which an employee participated in the employee's personnel records.

(4) Training and development activities which are appropriate in assisting volunteers (if used by the facility) in implementing their assigned duties must be provided for each volunteer. The provision of such activities must be evidenced by documentation in the facility's records.

(5) Direct-services staff members must be competent persons aged eighteen (18) years of age or older.

(6) An employee's professional license or certification, including, but not limited to, certification as a peer or family support specialist, as required by the job description or State law.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-06-.04

Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Amendment filed May 28, 2010; to have been effective August 26, 2010. Stay of amendment filed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities on July 21, 2010; new effective date November 9, 2010. Withdrawal of amendment filed August 2, 2010. Amendment filed August 30, 2010; to have been effective January 29, 2011. Stay of amendment filed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities on January 29, 2011; new effective date March 7, 2011. Withdrawal of amendment filed by the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities on February 25, 2011. Repeal and new rules filed November 30, 2016; effective 2/28/2017.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-405, 33-2-407, and 33-2-504.