La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9041

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-9041 - Personnel [Formerly Section 9043]

A. The PRTF shall have personnel policies which include, but are not limited to, defining staff, essential job functions, qualifications, and lines of authority.

1. The PRTF shall have:

a. a written plan for recruitment, screening, orientation, ongoing training, development, supervision and performance evaluation of staff members whether directly employed, contract or volunteer;

b. written personnel policies and written job descriptions for each staff position;

c. written employee grievance procedures; and

d. written nondiscrimination policy that shall ensure that the provider does not discriminate in the employment of individuals because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, handicap, political beliefs, veteran's status or any non-merit factor in accordance with all state and federal regulations.

2. The PRTF shall have written policies, contracts and practices to assure:

a. the availability of adequate psychiatric services to meet the following requirements:

i. provide medical oversight of all of the clinical aspects of care, and provide 24-hour, seven days per week psychiatric on-call coverage;

ii. assess each resident's medication and treatment needs including administration of medication; prescribe medications or otherwise assure the case management and consultation services are provided to obtain prescriptions, and prescribed therapeutic modalities to achieve the resident's individual treatment plan's goals; and

iii. participate in the facility's plan of care team and quality assessment and improvement process;

b. sufficient supervision of all residents 24 hours a day.

3. Staff Medical Requirements

a. The PRTF shall have policies and procedures that define how the facility will comply with current regulations regarding healthcare screenings of PRTF personnel.

b. The PRTF shall have policies and procedures and require all personnel to immediately report any signs or symptoms of a communicable disease or personal illness to their supervisor or administrator as appropriate for possible reassignment or other appropriate action to prevent the disease or illness from spreading to other residents or personnel.

B. There shall be a single organized professional staff that has the overall responsibility for the quality of all clinical care provided to residents, and for the ethical conduct and professional practices of its members, as well as for accounting to the governing body. The manner in which the professional staff is organized shall be consistent with the facilitys documented staff organization and policies and shall pertain to the setting where the facility is located. The organization of the professional staff and its policies shall be approved by the facilitys governing body.

C. The staff of a PRTF shall have the appropriate qualifications to provide the services required by its residents comprehensive plans of care. Each member of the direct care staff may not practice beyond the scope of his/her license, certification or training.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9041

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 30:63 (January 2004), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 38:383 (February 2012), Amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 44292 (2/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2009.