Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 42 - Adult Day Health Care
Subchapter F - Human Resources
Section I-4259 - Personnel Policies
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-4259
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An ADHC center shall have personnel policies that include:
1. a written plan for recruitment, screening,
orientation, in-service training, staff development, supervision and
performance evaluation of all staff members;
2. written job descriptions for each staff
position, including volunteers;
3.
a health assessment which includes, at a minimum, evidence that the employee is
free of active tuberculosis and that staff are retested on a time schedule as
mandated by the Office of Public Health;
a.
policies shall be in accordance with state rules, laws and regulations for
employees, either contracted or directly employed, and
volunteers;
4. a written
employee grievance procedure;
5.
abuse reporting procedures that require all employees to report any incidents
of abuse or neglect in accordance with state law, whether the abuse or
mistreatment is committed by another staff member, a family member or any other
person;
6. clarification of the
centers prohibited use of social media. The policy shall ensure that all staff,
either contracted or directly employed, receive training relative to the
restrictive use of social media and include, at a minimum, ensuring
confidentiality of participant information and preservation of participant
dignity and respect, including protection of participant privacy and personal
and property rights; and
7.
prevention of discrimination.
B. A center shall not discriminate in recruiting or hiring on the basis of sex, race, creed, national origin or religion.
C. A center's screening procedures shall address the prospective employee's qualifications, ability, related experience, health, character, emotional stability and social skills as related to the appropriate job description.
1. A center shall obtain written references
from three persons (or prepare documentation based on telephone contacts with
three persons) prior to making an offer of employment. The names of the
references and a signed release shall be obtained from the potential
employee.
2. A center shall comply
with the provisions of
R.S.
40:2120.41-2120.47 and the rules regarding the
direct service worker (DSW) registry prior to making an offer of employment to
a direct care staff applicant.
3. A
center shall obtain a state-wide criminal background check conducted by the
Louisiana State Police, or its designee, prior to making an offer of employment
to a direct care staff applicant in accordance with applicable state laws.
a. The center shall have documentation on the
final disposition of all charges that bar employment pursuant to applicable
state law.
D. Annual performance evaluations shall be completed for all staff members.
1. For any person who interacts with
participants, the performance evaluation procedures shall address the quality
and nature of a staff member's interactions with participants.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and 40:2120.41-46.
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