Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
The licensee must establish a governing body with
responsibility for operating and maintaining the RTF. The governing body must
provide organizational guidance and oversight to ensure that resources support
and staff provides safe and adequate resident care including, but not limited
to:
(1) Adopting, periodically
reviewing, and updating as necessary, policies that:
(a) Govern the organization and functions of
the RTF including:
(i) A brief narrative
explaining the scope of services provided;
(ii) An organization chart specifying the
governing body, staff positions, and number of full-or part-time persons for
each position; and
(iii) A policy
addressing the provision of sufficient resources such as personnel, facilities,
equipment, and supplies to meet the needs of the population served;
(b) Provide a process for
communication and conflict resolution for both staff and residents;
(c) Provide clear lines of authority for both
management and operation of the RTF; and
(d) Implement the requirements of this
chapter and ensure they are:
(i) Kept
current;
(ii) Made known to staff
and available at all times; and (iii) Complied with by staff.
(2) Establishing a job
description and procedures for selecting and periodically evaluating a
qualified administrator to carry out the goals and policies of the governing
body. The administrator must:
(a) Be
qualified through appropriate knowledge, experience and capabilities to
supervise and administer the services; and
(b) Be available at all times either in
person, by telephone or similar electronic means, or designate an alternate who
has similar qualifications and is available to carry out the goals, objectives
and standards of the governing body.
(3) Establishing a personnel system whose:
(a) Personnel records of all employees and
volunteers contain written job descriptions consistent with staff
responsibilities and standards for professional licensing;
(b) Staff are assigned, oriented, trained,
supervised, monitored, and evaluated;
(c) Staff who provide direct resident care,
direct treatment, or manage the safety of a resident are competent by training,
experience and capability;
(d)
Contracts for contracted personnel are kept on file, kept current, and signed.
Contracts must also clearly state the responsibilities for all contracted
personnel; and
(e) Staff,
contractors, consultants, students, volunteers, and trainees with unsupervised
access to residents comply with WAC
246-337-055.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 71.12 RCW. 05-15-157, §
246-337-045, filed 7/20/05, effective
8/20/05.
