Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 926 - State Facility Requirements to Enhance the Safety of Individuals Receiving Services
Subchapter A - Training Requirements for State Facility Staff
Section 926.3 - Training for New Employees
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 926.3
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
Before an employee performs employment duties without direct supervision, the employee must receive competency-based training and instruction on general duties.
(1) The focus of training must be on:
(A) the
uniqueness of the individuals with whom the employee works;
(B) techniques for improving quality of life
for and promoting the health and safety of individuals; and
(C) the conduct expected of
employees.
(2) The training must include instruction and information on:
(A) the general operation and layout of the
facility at which the person is employed;
(B) armed intruder lockdown
procedures;
(C) respecting personal
choices made by individuals;
(D)
the safe and proper use of restraints;
(E) recognizing and reporting:
(i) abuse, neglect, and exploitation of
individuals;
(ii) unusual or
reportable incidents;
(iii)
reasonable suspicion of illegal drug use in the workplace;
(iv) workplace violence; and
(v) sexual harassment in the
workplace;
(F) preventing
and treating infection;
(G)
responding to emergencies, including information about first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures;
(H) the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191);
(I) the rights of employees;
(J) additional topics for state hospital
employees, which include:
(i) an introduction
to mental illness;
(ii) an
introduction to substance use;
(iii) an introduction to dual diagnosis;
and
(iv) the rights of individuals
with mental illness;
(K)
additional topics for state supported living center employees, which include:
(i) an introduction to intellectual
disabilities;
(ii) an introduction
to autism; and
(iii) an
introduction to mental illness and dual diagnosis; and
(L) the rights of individuals with an
intellectual or developmental disability, including the right to live in the
least restrictive setting appropriate to the individual's needs and
abilities.
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