Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) This
subchapter shall be thoroughly and periodically explained to all
employees/agents of each facility as follows:
(1) All new employees/agents who will provide
direct services to persons served and all new employees/agents who will
routinely perform job duties in proximity to persons served shall receive
training on the contents of this subchapter prior to performing their duties
and annually thereafter. The training will include:
(A) an explanation and examples of the acts
and signs of possible abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
(B) the effects of abuse, neglect, and
exploitation;
(C) an explanation
that abuse, neglect, and exploitation of persons served is
prohibited;
(D) the disciplinary
consequences for:
(i) committing abuse,
neglect, and exploitation; and
(ii)
failure to cooperate with an investigation;
(E) the procedures for reporting allegations
of abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
(F) a definition of retaliatory action, an
explanation that retaliatory action is prohibited, and an explanation of the
consequences of retaliatory action;
(G) practices and attitudes that support the
prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and
(H) PMAB.
(2) All new employees/agents who will not
provide direct services to persons served and who will not routinely perform
any job duty in proximity to persons served shall receive training on the
contents of this subchapter within two months of employment or placement and
every two years thereafter. The training will include:
(A) an explanation and examples of the acts
and signs of possible abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
(B) the effects of abuse, neglect, and
exploitation;
(C) an explanation
that abuse, neglect, and exploitation of persons served is
prohibited;
(D) the disciplinary
consequences for:
(i) committing abuse,
neglect, and exploitation; and
(ii)
failure to cooperate with an investigation;
(E) the procedures for reporting allegations
of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and
(F) a definition of retaliatory action, an
explanation that retaliatory action is prohibited, and an explanation of the
consequences of retaliatory action.
(3) Physicians shall receive additional
training on how to identify signs and symptoms of abuse, neglect, and
exploitation.
(4) All new employees
who will provide direct services to persons served shall receive training on
the procedures for securing evidence in accordance with "Guidelines for
Securing Evidence," referenced as Exhibit B in §
417.516 of
this title (relating to Exhibits) prior to performing their duties and annually
thereafter.
(5) Within 90 days
after the effective date of this subchapter, the head of the facility shall
inform all current employees/agents/contractors of changes to policies and
procedures as a result of this subchapter.
(b) All supervisory personnel have a
continuing responsibility to keep employees/agents informed of current rules
and policies governing abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to ensure that
employees/agents receive training in accordance with this section.
(c) Instructional materials, audiovisual,
and/or other training aids concerning this subchapter are developed and
available through the TDMHMR System Human Resource Development, Central
Office.
(d) Records of all training
content and activities related to course titles shall be kept by each facility.
Records shall also be kept on each employee/agent receiving training in
compliance with this section, which include:
(1) the employee/agent's name and
signature;
(2) the course
title;
(3) the result of any
assessment;
(4) the date of the
training; and
(5) the name of the
person facilitating, monitoring, or conducting the training.
