Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 11 - Home Health Agencies
7 AAC 12.565 - Risk management

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 12.565

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) A home health agency shall have a risk management program that includes a procedure to investigate, analyze, and respond to patient grievances related to patient care.

(b) A home health agency shall conduct, in each service area, an orientation program for each new employee and annual inservice training that covers the following topics:

(1) agency policies and procedures;

(2) employee job responsibilities and the skills necessary to meet those responsibilities;

(3) recognition and response to potential fire, emergency, and home safety hazards;

(4) principles and techniques of infection control; and

(5) ethics and confidentiality.

(c) A home health agency shall require cardiopulmonary resuscitation training every two years for each employee working directly with patients.

(d) A home health agency shall establish personnel policies requiring an annual evaluation of each employee's performance.

Authority:AS 18.05.040

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