N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-24.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 8:43A-24.12 - Renal dialysis staff education and training

(a) Each facility shall develop, revise as necessary, and implement a written plan of staff education. The plan shall address the educational needs, relevant to the renal dialysis service, of different categories of staff on all work shifts. The plan shall include education programs conducted at least annually.

(b) The staff education plan shall include education programs that address at least the following:

1. Orientation of all staff to the facility or service in which the individual will be employed including a review of the service's equipment, policies, and procedures and identification of individual employee duties for receiving and evacuating patients in the event of a disaster;

2. Use of new clinical procedures, new equipment, and new technologies, including where applicable, computers;

3. Individual staff requests for education programs;

4. Educational needs based on assessment of staff performance and competency;

5. Facilities shall establish a process for evaluation of staff competencies, which shall be performed and documented at least annually;

6. Areas identified by the facility quality assurance program as needing additional educational programs; and

7. Rights and responsibilities of staff under the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act (N.J.S.A. 26:2H-53) and the Federal Patient Self Determination Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395cc(f)) and internal facility policies and procedures to implement these laws.

(c) Facilities shall maintain a record of attendance for each educational program offered and composite records of inservice participation for each staff member.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-24.12