Rule 111-8-37-.13 - Human Resources(1) All persons providing services for a hospice must be qualified by education, training, and experience to carry out all duties and responsibilities assigned to them.(2) All persons providing services for a hospice must receive an orientation to the hospice to include, but not be limited to:(a) Hospice concepts and philosophy;(b) Patient rights including abuse reporting requirements; and(c) Hospice policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, disaster preparedness, fire safety and emergency evacuations, and reporting abuse and neglect.(3) Where a patient does not have a do-not-resuscitate order, the hospice must ensure that all persons providing hands-on care directly to that patient on behalf of the licensed hospice have current certification in basic cardiac life support (BCLS) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.(4) The hospice must have an effective annual training and education program for all staff and volunteers who provide hands-on care to patients that addresses at a minimum: (a) Emerging trends in infection control;(b) Recognizing abuse and neglect and reporting requirements;(5) The administrator and each staff member and volunteer who has direct contact with patients or their family units must receive an initial and annual health screening evaluation, performed by a licensed health care professional in accordance with accepted standards of practice, sufficient in scope to ensure that the staff and volunteers screened are free of communicable and health diseases that pose potential risks to patients, their family units, and other staff and volunteers.(6) Human resource files must be maintained for the following individuals delivering any services associated with the written plan of care: each staff member, independent contractor, and volunteer. The files must contain the person's application, employment history, emergency contact information, evidence of qualifications, job description, evidence of initial and annual health screening, yearly skills competency assessments, evidence of verified licensure or certification, and criminal record check as appropriate, and evidence of orientation, education, and training. These files must be available for inspection by the appropriate enforcement authorities on the premises.(7) Where the hospice contracts with a staffing agency to provide any services specified in a plan of care, the written contract must require the contracting agency to verify licensing credentials, where applicable, of contract workers to ensure that such workers meet the same qualifications and licensure requirements as specified for hospice employees providing such services directly. The hospice must retain a copy of the contract.(8) The hospice must comply with the Rules and Regulations for Criminal Background Checks, Chapter 111-8-12, with respect to direct access employees and maintain documentation of a satisfactory fingerprint criminal record check determination in the individual's personnel file.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-37-.13
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-7-170et seq., 31-7-350et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Human Resources" adopted. F. May 26, 2015; eff. June 15, 2015.Amended: F. Feb. 28, 2020; eff. Mar. 19, 2020.