0940-05-41-.04
Personnel And Staffing Requirements
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-41-.04
(1)
Direct treatment and/or rehabilitation services must be provided by qualified alcohol and drug
abuse personnel who as a requirement of employment were subject to a criminal background
and abuse registry check.
(2)
A physician must be employed or retained by written agreement to serve as medical
consultant to the program.
(3)
The facility must provide at least one (1) on-duty staff and on-site member certified in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and trained in first aid, abdominal thrust, and standard
precautions of infection control.
(4)
During waking hours, the facility must maintain an on-duty and on-site staff-to-service
recipient ratio of at least one (1) to sixteen (16) when service recipients are present. During
MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOHOL AND
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sleeping hours, facilities must provide at least one (1) awake on-duty and on-site staff person
for each thirty (30) service recipients.
(5)
The facility must provide annual STD/HIV education to all direct care staff.
(6)
The facility must follow current TB Guidelines for screening and testing employees for TB
infection;
(7)
Employee records must include date and results of TB screening and, if applicable, tuberculin
skin test or equivalent used, date and results of tuberculin skin test, date and results of chest
x-ray, and any drug treatment for tuberculosis; and
(8)
The facility must provide annual training to personnel responsible for counseling, screening,
and providing case management service to service recipients to prevent the transmission of
TB.