New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health
Part 524 - Incident Management Programs
Section 524.15 - Employee code of conduct and training
Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 524.15
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Directors of mental health providers are responsible for ensuring that each employee receives a copy of the Code of Conduct developed by the Justice Center pursuant to Section 554 of the Executive Law.
(1) Persons hired by the
mental health provider on or after June 30, 2013 shall be provided with such
Code upon initial hiring.
(2)
Written confirmation of receipt of the Code of Conduct shall be obtained for
each employee and maintained in his or her personnel file, upon initial
distribution and at least annually thereafter. Such confirmation shall indicate
that the employee has read and understands the Code provisions.
(3) Distribution of the Code can be manual or
electronic, provided there is a reliable mechanism to confirm that the Code has
been received, and signed, by each employee, which is easily accessible to
monitor compliance with the provisions of this subdivision.
(b) Training.
(1) Directors of mental health providers
shall ensure that all employees who are Mandated Reporters shall receive
training in the following areas on at least an annual basis:
(i) abuse prevention, identification,
reporting, and processing of allegations of abuse;
(ii) laws, regulations and
policies/procedures governing protection from abuse; and
(iii) incident reporting and
processing.
(2)
Directors of mental health providers shall ensure that there is a mechanism for
monitoring the type, frequency and amount of such training employees received,
and that:
(i) the records are current;
and
(ii) there is documentation
establishing that employees have received the specified training.
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