Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The PRTF shall have personnel policies
which include, but are not limited to, defining staff, essential job functions,
qualifications, and lines of authority.
1.
The PRTF shall have:
a. a written plan for
recruitment, screening, orientation, ongoing training, development, supervision
and performance evaluation of staff members whether directly employed, contract
or volunteer;
b. written personnel
policies and written job descriptions for each staff position;
c. written employee grievance procedures;
and
d. written nondiscrimination
policy that shall ensure that the provider does not discriminate in the
employment of individuals because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national
origin, handicap, political beliefs, veteran's status or any non-merit factor
in accordance with all state and federal regulations.
2. The PRTF shall have written policies,
contracts and practices to assure:
a. the
availability of adequate psychiatric services to meet the following
requirements:
i. provide medical oversight of
all of the clinical aspects of care, and provide 24-hour, seven days per week
psychiatric on-call coverage;
ii.
assess each resident's medication and treatment needs including administration
of medication; prescribe medications or otherwise assure the case management
and consultation services are provided to obtain prescriptions, and prescribed
therapeutic modalities to achieve the resident's individual treatment plan's
goals; and
iii. participate in the
facility's plan of care team and quality assessment and improvement
process;
b. sufficient
supervision of all residents 24 hours a day.
3. Staff Medical Requirements
a. The PRTF shall have policies and
procedures that define how the facility will comply with current regulations
regarding healthcare screenings of PRTF personnel.
b. The PRTF shall have policies and
procedures and require all personnel to immediately report any signs or
symptoms of a communicable disease or personal illness to their supervisor or
administrator as appropriate for possible reassignment or other appropriate
action to prevent the disease or illness from spreading to other residents or
personnel.
B.
There shall be a single organized professional staff that has the overall
responsibility for the quality of all clinical care provided to residents, and
for the ethical conduct and professional practices of its members, as well as
for accounting to the governing body. The manner in which the professional
staff is organized shall be consistent with the facilitys documented staff
organization and policies and shall pertain to the setting where the facility
is located. The organization of the professional staff and its policies shall
be approved by the facilitys governing body.
C. The staff of a PRTF shall have the
appropriate qualifications to provide the services required by its residents
comprehensive plans of care. Each member of the direct care staff may not
practice beyond the scope of his/her license, certification or
training.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and
R.S.
40:2009.
