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-.03 - PERSONNEL AND STAFFING
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) A primary staff member must be assigned to each person supported. The primary staff member is to be responsible for monitoring and assisting the person supported in the semi-independent living arrangement. A primary staff member must not be responsible for more than twenty (20) persons supported at one time.
(2) Primary staff members or other assigned support staff must be available on call to persons supported on a twenty-four (24) hour per day basis.
(3) The governing body must ensure that employees practice infection control procedures that will protect persons supported from infectious diseases.
(4) 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.
(5) Employees 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.
