N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 402.05

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section He-M 402.05 - Staff Training, Staff Development and Orientation

(a) A PSA shall provide a training orientation for all new staff providing peer support that includes at a minimum:

(1) The statewide peer support system;

(2) All department rules applicable to peer support;

(3) Protection of member and participant rights pursuant to He-M 315;

(4) Agency policies and procedures;

(5) PSA grievance procedures;

(6) Procedures regarding harassment, discrimination, and diversity;

(7) Documentation such as incident reports, attendance records, and telephone logs; and

(8) Procedures regarding confidentiality.

(b) The executive director shall arrange for peer support agency employees to receive training to have the necessary skills to perform their job functions.

(c) A PSA shall establish and implement written staff development policies applicable to all staff that specifically address the following:

(1) Job descriptions;

(2) Staffing pattern;

(3) Conditions of employment;

(4) Grievance procedures;

(5) Performance reviews; and

(6) Individual staff development plans.

(d) Prior to employment, each staff member shall demonstrate evidence of, or willingness to verify:

(1) Citizenship or authorization to work;

(2) Motor vehicles record check to ensure that the potential employee has a valid driver's license, if such employee will be transporting members or participants;

(3) Criminal records check;

(4) Previous employment; and

(5) References.

(e) Prior to employment each staff member shall be screened for tuberculosis (TB) as follows:

(1) All newly employed employees, including those with a history of bacille calmette guerin (BCG) vaccination, who will have direct contact with members and participants and the potential for occupational exposure to Mantoux TB through shared air space with persons with infectious TB shall have a TB symptom screen, consisting of a Mantoux tuberculin skin test or Quanti FERON-TB test, performed upon employment;

(2) Baseline 2-step testing, if performed in association with Mantoux testing, shall be conducted in accordance with the "Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities" (2003) published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as updated (August 1, 2014), available as listed in Appendix A;

(3) Employees with a documented history of TB, documented history of a positive Mantoux test, or documented completion of treatment for TB disease or latent TB infection may substitute that documentation for the baseline two-step test;

(4) All positive TB test results shall be reported to the department's bureau of disease control, at 271-4469, in accordance with RSA 141-C:7, He-P 301.02 and He-P 301.03;

(5) All employees with a diagnosis of suspect active pulmonary or laryngeal TB shall be excluded from the PSA until a diagnosis of TB is excluded or until the employee is on TB treatment and a determination has been made that the employee is noninfectious;

(6) All employees with a newly positive tuberculin skin test shall be excluded from the PSA until a diagnosis of TB disease is ruled out;

(7) Repeat TB testing shall be conducted in accordance with the Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities" (2003) published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as updated (August 1, 2014), available as listed in Appendix A; and

(8) Those employees with a history of previous positive results shall have a symptom screen and, if symptomatic for TB disease, be referred for a medical evaluation.

(f) Each staff person employed by a PSA shall have an annual performance review based upon that staff person's job description and conducted by his or her supervisor.

(g) An individual staff development plan shall be prepared annually with each staff person by his or her supervisor. Such a plan shall be based upon an annual performance review and shall identify objectives and methods for improving the staff person's work-related skills and knowledge.

(h) A PSA shall conduct, or refer staff to, training activities that address objectives for improving staff competencies. Each staff member shall participate in such training activities as specified in that person's individual staff development plan and, in addition, receive ongoing training in protection of member and participant rights.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 402.05

#2038, eff 7-1-82; ss by #2711, eff 5-16-84; ss by #5130, eff 5-1-91, EXPIRED: 5-1-97

New. #8445, eff 10-6-05,, EXPIRED: 10-6-13

New. #12193, eff 5-26-17

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 23, Filed June 8, 2017, Proposed by #12193, Effective 5/26/2017, Expires 5/26/2027.