Section 164.042 - Personnel Policies(A) Each licensee shall describe in writing the facility's current personnel policies and practices and shall make them available to all staff members.(B) Such personnel policies shall include a description of:(1) the criteria and procedures for hiring, assigning, promoting, and suspending or dismissing a staff member;(2) the procedure for handling staff complaints and grievances;(3) prohibition of sexual harassment and procedures for handling sexual harassment complaints;(4) prohibited interactions between staff and clients;(5) provisions for vacations, holidays, paternity and maternity leave, educational leave, sick leave, other leaves of absence, and fringe benefits;(6) staff member accident and safety procedures;(7) employee assistance plan;(8) restrictions on the use of tobacco products and smoking; and(9) requirements of 42 CFR Part 2 (federal confidentiality regulations) and 45 CFR Parts 160, 162 and 164 (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA), where applicable.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1305, eff. 1/29/2016.