Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Each HCS shall, based on the services provided and the number of
patients served, maintain a sufficient number of qualified staff members and
other personnel and schedule
staff
in number and type
necessary to meet the needs of its patients in a timely manner. Each
HCS shall be responsible for
the care provided by the staff and personnel of that HCS.
(B) Each provider of a HCS shall
only utilize personnel to provide services who
have appropriate training and qualifications for the services that they
provide.
(1) Any staff member who functions in
a professional capacity
is obligated to meet the standards applicable to
that profession, including but not limited to, possessing a current Ohio
license, registration, or certification, if required by law, and working within
their scope of practice; and
(2)
Each HCS shall have an established system of records
necessary for the director to ascertain that all individuals employed at the
HCS who
function in a professional capacity meet the standards applicable to that
profession.
(C) Each HCS shall have a medical director for the HCS. In lieu of the
board certification requirements specified in this chapter;
(1)
A physician who
is board certified by a foreign board and is eligible to take the examination
of an American board of medical specialties recognized board or an American
osteopathic association board may serve as medical director of an HCS;
or
(2)
In accordance with rule
3701-84-14 of the Administrative
Code, a HCS may request a waiver or variance from the department of health for
physicians who are board certified by a foreign board who are not eligible to
take the examination of an American board of medical specialties recognized
board or an American osteopathic association board.
(D) Each HCS shall
develop and follow a tuberculosis control plan based on the provider's assessment of the HCS
that is consistent with the United States centers
for disease control and prevention (CDC) "
Tuberculosis Screening,
Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the
National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC," MMWR
2019,
Rep 2019;68:439-443. The HCS
will
retain documentation evidencing compliance with this paragraph and
furnish such documentation to the
director upon request.
(E) Each
HCS shall not knowingly
permit a staff member to provide services if the staff member:
(1) Has a disease capable of being
transmitted during the performance of his or her duties;
(2) Is under the influence of drugs or
alcohol; or
(3) After training and
orientation by the HCS, has
not demonstrated sufficient knowledge or expertise for the responsibilities of
the position.
(F) Each
HCS shall provide:
(1)
A written job
description to each staff member delineating responsibilities;
(2)
An ongoing
training program for all staff that includes both an initial orientation and
continuing training:
(a)
Orientation that is appropriate to the tasks that each
staff member will be expected to perform; and
(b)
Continuing
training designed to assure appropriate skill levels are maintained and that
staff are informed of changes in techniques, philosophies, goals, and similar
matters. The continuing training may include attending and participating in
professional meetings and seminars and include information specific to the type
of HCS;
(3)
An orientation and training for the HCS's equipment,
safety guidelines, practices, and policies; and
(4)
Documentation of
orientation and training documented in each staff member's personnel
record.
(G) Each
HCS shall develop and
implement an ongoing process for ensuring the competence of staff
members
that
includes:
(1) A
periodic assessment and re-determination of necessary skill levels identified
for the staff member's position; and
(2) At least every thirty-six months, a
performance evaluation stating whether each staff member has achieved the skill
levels identified for the staff member's position.
(H)
Each HCS shall retain
staffing schedules, time-worked schedules, on-call schedules, and payroll
records for at least two years.
