La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-6245

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-6245 - General Provisions

A. The TGH shall have at least one staff member on duty per shift to have current CPR and first aid certification.

B. For contract services, the TGH shall have formal written agreements with professionals or other entities to provide services which may or may not be directly offered by facility staff. Both parties shall review and document review of each agreement annually.

C. The TGH shall ensure that a criminal background check is conducted on employees in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:587.1 and R.S. 46:51.2.

1. The TGH shall have a written policy and procedure for obtaining the criminal background check.

2. No person, having any supervisory or other interaction with clients, shall be hired until such person has submitted his or her fingerprints to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, and it has been determined that such person has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C). This shall include any employee or non-employee, including independent contractors, consultants, students, volunteers, trainees, or any other associated person, who performs paid or unpaid work with or for the TGH.

3. Contractors hired to perform work which does not involve any contact with clients shall not be required to have a criminal background check if accompanied at all times by a staff person if clients are present in the facility.

4. Any employee who is convicted of or has pled nolo contendere to any crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C) shall not continue employment after such conviction or nolo contendere plea.

D. The TGH shall check the Louisiana State Nurse Aide Registry and the Louisiana Direct Service Worker Registry to ensure that each member of its direct care staff does not have a finding placed against him/her on either registry.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-6245

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 38:413 (February 2012).

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