Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-02 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Department of
Chapter 0465-02-10 - Minimum Program Requirements for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institutional Habilitation Facilities
Section 0465-02-10-.06 - HEALTH, HYGIENE, AND GROOMING
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The facility must provide the person supported with assistance and training, as needed, with health, hygiene, and grooming practices.
(2) The facility must provide the person supported with assistance and training in the use of dental appliances, eyeglasses, and hearing aids.
(3) The facility must encourage the person supported to maintain a well-groomed and clean appearance that is age and activity appropriate and within reason of current acceptable styles of grooming and dressing and appearance.
(4) Facility staff must be responsible for the implementation of the orders of a physician concerning recuperative procedures subsequent to an illness or injury of the person supported.
(5) The facility must ensure that each person supported bathes or receives a bath daily and that hair and nails are clean and groomed weekly.
(6) Facility staff must immediately clean persons supported who are incontinent, including a change of clothing and linen, as necessary.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 33-1-201, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-407.
