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Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration

WisconsinregulationWisconsin Department of Health Services· effective 1984-06-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1New employees shall be certified in writing (by physician, PA, or RN) as screened for tuberculosis and communicable disease within 90 days before direct patient contact; continuing employees shall be screened based on exposure likelihood; and the agency shall implement written communicable-disease control policies referencing ch. DHS 145 [DHS 133.06(4)(d)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)
  • 2Each agency shall implement an infection control and prevention program: orientation/ongoing training on infection transmission and prevention, provision of equipment/supplies to minimize infection risk, and monitoring of adherence to evidence-based protective measures with counseling/retraining on failures [DHS 133.06(5)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)
  • 3The agency shall be administered by an administrator who is a licensed physician, a registered nurse, or a person with training and experience in health care administration plus at least one year of supervisory/administrative experience in home health care or related programs [DHS 133.06(1)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)
  • 4The administrator shall be knowledgeable about the chapter, ensure agency compliance, administer the entire home health services, and cooperate with the department in investigating compliance [DHS 133.06(2)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)
  • 5Every employee shall be periodically evaluated for quality of performance and adherence to policies, with appropriate follow-up action [DHS 133.06(4)(c)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)
  • 6The agency shall prepare in writing and review annually a staff recruitment/orientation/continuing-training system and a plan for evaluating staff performance [DHS 133.06(3)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)
  • 7The agency shall maintain up-to-date personnel records and comply with caregiver background-check and misconduct reporting/investigation requirements under s. 50.065, Stats., and chs. DHS 12 and DHS 13 [DHS 133.06(4)(f)-(g)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)
  • 8Prior to beginning patient care, every employee shall be oriented to the agency and job, including policies/objectives, job duties, personnel functions, community/emergency agencies, and ethics/confidentiality/patient rights; and no employee may be assigned duties they are not capable of by training or license [DHS 133.06(4)(a)-(b)].(Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 133.06 — Administration)

Applies to: personal care

Sets administrator qualifications and duties, requires written personnel policies reviewed annually, and mandates employee orientation, scope-of-duties limits, periodic evaluation, health/communicable-disease screening, continuing training, personnel records, background checks, and an infection control and prevention program. Framework topic: Governance & Administration; Workforce/Personnel; Infection Control.

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