Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-02 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Department of
Chapter 0465-02-14 - Minimum Program Requirements for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Respite Care Services
Section 0465-02-14-.02 - PERSONNEL AND STAFFING
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The governing body must ensure that no more than three (3) persons are in an individual respite care placement at a time.
(2) Persons supported are never to be left unattended during customary sleeping hours.
(3) Employees shall be screened or tested for tuberculosis according to the procedures of the Tennessee Department of Health. Documentation of such screening or testing shall be maintained in the employee's personnel file.
(4) The governing body must ensure that employees and providers practice infection control procedures that will protect persons supported from infectious diseases.
(5) Employees and providers must be provided with a basic orientation in the proper management of seizure disorders for persons supported prior to being assigned to work.
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.
