Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 99 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED
Subchapter 1 - SMALL INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED
Section 11-99-13 - Governing body and management
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-99-13
Current through February, 2024
Each facility shall have an organized governing body, or designated person or persons so functioning, who have overall responsibility for the conduct of all activities. The facility shall maintain methods of administrative management which assure that:
(1) Staffing
(A) There shall be on duty twenty-four hours
of each day, staff sufficient in number and qualifications to carry out the
policies, responsibilities and program of the facility.
(B) The numbers and categories of personnel
shall be determined by the number of residents and their particular
needs.
(2) Personnel policies
(A) There shall be written job
descriptions available for all positions. All employees shall be informed of
their duties and responsibilities at the time of employment.
(B) Licensure, certification, or standards
such as are the usual standard of practice in the community shall be required
for all comparable positions in the facility.
(C) Ethical standards of professional conduct
shall be recognized as applying in the facility.
(D) The facility's personnel policies and
practices shall be in writing and shall be available to all
employees.
(E) Written policy shall
prohibit mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents. Alleged violations shall
be reported immediately, and there shall be evidence that:
(i) All alleged violations are thoroughly
investigated and documented.
(ii)
The results of such investigation are reported to the administrator or the
designated representative within twenty-four hours of the report of the
incident; and
(iii) Appropriate
sanctions are invoked when the allegation is substantiated.
(F) There shall be an organization
chart showing the major operating programs of the facility, with staff
divisions, administrative personnel in charge of programs and divisions, and
their lines of authority, responsibility, and communication.
(G) There shall be documented evidence that
every employee has a pre-employment and an annual health evaluation by a
physician. These evaluations shall be specifically oriented to determine the
absence of any infectious disease. Each examination shall include a tuberculin
skin test, as defined, or a chest x-ray.
(H) Any employee who develops evidence of an
infection shall be immediately excluded from any duties relating to food
handling and direct resident contact until such time as a physician certifies
it is safe for the employee to resume these duties. Skin lesions, respiratory
tract symptoms or diarrhea shall be considered presumptive evidence of
infectious disease.
(I) If the
tuberculin skin test is positive, a standard chest x-ray with appropriate
medical follow-up shall be obtained.
(J) If the tuberculin skin test is negative,
a second tuberculin skin test shall be done after one week, but not later than
three weeks after the first test. The results of the second test are to be
considered the baseline test and used to determine appropriate treatment and
follow-up. That is, if the second skin test is positive, then proceed, as
above, with a chest x-ray which shall be repeated yearly for at least three
successive years. If the second skin test is negative, a single skin test shall
be repeated yearly until it becomes positive.
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