Section 0940-05-45-.04 - PERSONNEL AND STAFFING REQUIREMENTS(1) Direct treatment and/or rehabilitation services must be provided by qualified alcohol and drug abuse personnel.(2) A physician must be employed or retained by written agreement to serve as medical consultant to the program.(3) At least two (2) staff members must be on-duty at all times who are certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and trained in first aid, the abdominal thrust technique, and standard precautions for infection control.(4) The facility must have a written weekly schedule of all program services and service recipient activities for each day specifying the type of service/activities and scheduled times.(5) The facility must maintain an on-duty and on-site staff-to-service recipient ratio of at least one (1) to sixteen (16) at each building at all times.(6) The facility must provide STD/HIV education and counseling as it relates to service recipient care to all direct care staff.(7) The facility must provide annual training to personnel responsible for counseling, screening, and providing case management services to service recipients to prevent the transmission of TB.(8) The facility must follow current TB Guidelines for screening and testing employees for TB infection.(9) Employee records must include date and results of TB screening and, if applicable, tuberculin skin test or equivalent used, date and results of tuberculin skin test, date and results of chest x-ray, and any drug treatment for tuberculosis.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-45-.04
Original rule filed April 27, 2000; effective July 11, 2000. Amendment filed April 30, 2003; effective July 14, 2003. Amendment filed April 20, 2006; effective July 4, 2006. Amendment filed July 18, 2007; effective October 1, 2007. On May 15, 2008, rule was transferred from 1200-8-17 per Executive Order 44 (February 23, 2007). Repeal and new rule filed August 27, 2008; effective November 10, 2008.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, and Executive Order 44 (February 23, 2007).