Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
A TNS program plan shall contain the following
information:
a) The name, address and
fax number of the TNS site hospital;
b) The names and resumes of the
TNSCCs;
c) Current letters of
commitment from the following persons at the TNS site hospital that describe
the commitment of the writer and his or her office to the development and
ongoing operation of the TNS program and that state the writer's understanding
of and commitment to TNS program staffing and educational requirements:
1) The Chief Executive Officer of the
hospital; and
2) The administrative
representative responsible for the TNS program;
d) A letter of commitment from the above
administrator that describes the TNS site's agreement to:
1) Be responsible for providing initial TNS
education and CE based on region needs, including coordinating didactic and
clinical experiences;
2) Provide
travel and meeting time and expenses; clerical support including access to a
computer with word processing and data base management capabilities;
audiovisual equipment; printing; and education aides;
3) Ensure that the Department has access to
all TNS program records under the authority of the TNS site during any
Department inspection, investigation or site survey;
4) Notify the Department of any known changes
in TNS personnel;
5) Be responsible
for the total management of the TNS program at that site and collaborative
management of the TNS program with all TNSCCs and the Department;
6) Ensure that a copy of the application for
renewal (a form supplied by the Department) is provided to every TNS within the
region (in collaboration with TNSCCs); and
7) Be responsible for compliance with the
provisions of Section
515.750.
e) The TNS program manual
maintained at each TNS site shall include the following:
1) Education
A) Content and curricula of the TNS
educational or certification program including:
i) Entrance and completion
requirements;
ii) Program
schedules;
iii) Goals and
objectives;
iv) Subject areas;
v) Didactic requirements,
including skills laboratories;
vi)
Clinical requirements;
vii) Testing
formats.
B) CE for TNSs,
including:
i) Relicensure requirements
(hours, types of programs, etc.);
ii) Site program for TNS participants: types
of activities covered (e.g., trauma case review, morbidity and mortality
conferences, grand rounds, etc.);
iii) Requirements for approval of academic
course work;
iv) Didactic programs
offered by the site;
v) Clinical
opportunities available within the region;
vi) Record-keeping requirements for the
individual.
C) Renewal
Protocols
i) Examination requirements for
TNSs;
ii) Procedures for renewal of
TNSs;
iii) Submission of
transaction cards for TNSs meeting renewal requirements;
iv) Providing Department renewal application
forms to TNSs who have not met renewal requirements according to region
records.
D) TNS
education and information, including:
i)
Distribution of policy and protocol changes;
ii) Methods for communicating updates on site
and regional activities, and other matters of medical, legal and/or
professional interest;
iii)
Locations of resource materials, forms, schedules, etc.
2) Quality improvement measures
should be performed on a semiannual basis and be available upon Department
request.
3) Any procedures
regarding disciplinary or suspension decisions and the review of those
decisions that the site has elected to follow in addition to those required by
the Act.
4) The responsibilities of
the TNSCC, as designated by the Department, including:
A) Curriculum development and
maintenance;
B) Creation and
maintenance of the program policies and procedures;
C) Planning, organizing, implementing and
evaluating the TNS course at that site;
D) Planning, organizing, implementing and
evaluating CE offerings in their regions;
E) Maintenance of a TNS database within the
region to facilitate TNS relicensure;
F) Archive TNS education records, including:
curriculum, handouts, and participant information for minimum of 7
years;
G) Attend not less than 75
percent of bimonthly scheduled meetings.
5) All TNS sites in existence upon adoption
of this Section shall submit to the Department a revised program plan that
conforms to requirements of this Part. The Department will approve program
plans that meet the requirements of this Part.