Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-02 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Department of
Chapter 0465-02-15 - Minimum Program Requirements for Intellectual Disabilities Semi-Independent Living Services
Section 0465-02-15-.01 - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0465-02-15-.01
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The written policies and procedures manual must include the following:
(a) Procedures for tuberculosis control and
reporting of infectious and communicable diseases to the Tennessee Department
of Health.
(b) Policies and
procedures establishing minimum requirements ensuring reasonable safety to life
in the event of fire for all dwellings in which persons supported reside. These
policies and procedures must require:
1. Fire
safety features of smoke detection, fire extinguishers and two (2) alternative
routes of escape in each dwelling of the person supported; and
2. Training for each person supported at the
time of admission in the proper evacuation of his/her respective dwelling and
the use of fire safety features.
(c) Policies and procedures establishing
minimum standards of environmental quality in the dwelling of each person
supported. These policies and procedures must ensure:
1. The health of the person supported is not
threatened by the standard of environmental quality maintained in his/her
dwelling; and
2. Each dwelling of
the person supported is furnished and equipped in an adequate manner for
meeting his/her individual needs and personal life style.
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.
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