LAC 48:I.9119 — Personnel Policies and Records (Minimum Standards for Home Health Agencies)

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1The HHA shall keep a personnel record for each employee and contract staff member containing name/address/telephone, application or résumé, annual health screening results, current license/certification verification, current job description, documentation of orientation, current contract (if applicable), annual evaluations, documentation of continuing education, criminal background investigation, and registry checks (§I-9119.B.1-11).(LAC 48:I.9119 — Personnel Policies and Records (Minimum Standards for Home Health Agencies))
• 2Each HHA shall develop and implement personnel policies, reviewed annually, specifying hours of work, organizational chart to the patient-care level, job descriptions and performance expectations, annual employee health screening, orientation plan, annual personnel evaluations with annual verification of current Louisiana licensure/certification, continuing education, disciplinary actions, grievance proceedings, health/safety, payroll, and criminal background investigations (§I-9119.A.1-12).(LAC 48:I.9119 — Personnel Policies and Records (Minimum Standards for Home Health Agencies))
• 3Home health aides shall attend 12 hours of in-service training per calendar year, and health professionals shall attend in-service training as required by their licensing boards (§I-9119.A.7.a-b).(LAC 48:I.9119 — Personnel Policies and Records (Minimum Standards for Home Health Agencies))
• 4The HHA's personnel policy shall include a process for checking the direct service worker registry and the Louisiana certified nurse aide registry upon hiring and every six months thereafter; if a finding of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation exists, the applicant shall not be employed and a current employee shall not have continued employment (§I-9119.A.13).(LAC 48:I.9119 — Personnel Policies and Records (Minimum Standards for Home Health Agencies))
• 5Original personnel files shall be maintained at the parent agency or integrated HR department and shall be made available to surveyors on request (§I-9119.B).(LAC 48:I.9119 — Personnel Policies and Records (Minimum Standards for Home Health Agencies))