048-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-6
(a) Management.
If the assisted living facility has a governing body, it must designate a manager. If there is no governing body, the owner shall appoint a manager.
- (i) The Manager shall:
- (A) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
- (B) Assume the overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the facility;
- (C) Direct the work of others, including the training and development of staff;
- (D) Be able to read, write, and speak English;
- (E) Maintain financial and other records;
- (F) Have a telephone with a listed number in the phone directory under the name of the assisted living facility;
- (G) Be familiar with and follow the State's promulgated Assisted Living Facility Licensure and Program Administration Rules;
- (H) Pass an open book test on the same. The open book test shall be administered by the Program Division. The passing score will be 85% or greater. Those individuals who successfully completed the examination administered by the Licensing Division shall have their test scores honored;
- (I) The manager shall provide an acceptable plan of correction to the Licensing Division within ten (10) days of the date when a statement of deficiencies is received by the assisted living facility;
- (J) The manager shall not act as, or become the legal guardian or conservator of, or have power of attorney for any resident of the facility; and
- (K) The manager shall meet one or more of the following requirements:
- (I) The manager shall have completed at least forty-eight (48) semester hours or seventy-two (72) quarter hours of post secondary education in healthcare, elderly care, health case management, facility management, or other related field from an accredited college or institution; or
- (II) Have completed at least two (2) years experience working with elderly or disabled individuals. This experience may have been paid, full-time employment, or time equivalent in part-time employment or volunteer work that is directly involved with the elderly or disabled.
(b) Staffing.
(c) Background checks.
All staff of the assisted living facility shall successfully complete, at a minimum, a State of Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) fingerprint background check and a Department of Family Services Central Registry Screening before direct resident contact.
(d) Infection Control.
Written policies shall be in effect to ensure that newly hired and current employees do not spread a communicable disease that could be transmitted through usual job duties. These shall include but not be limited to:
- (i) Ensure a safe and sanitary environment for residents and personnel.
- (ii) Tuberculin Testing.
- (A) Tuberculin testing must be accomplished for each employee prior to employment and annually thereafter.
- (B) Employees having known positive skin tests shall provide a certificate of noninfectiousness, recommendations, if any, for treatment, and evidence they have complied with such recommendations.
- (C) Individuals providing documentation of negative skin test administered within the last twelve (12) months do not require a follow-up.
- (D) Individuals who have not had a skin test or who do not have written proof of skin test results, shall have an intradermal Mantoux using 5TU PPD. This shall be accomplished via the two (2) step procedure. If the first test is negative and the employee is asymptomatic, the employee may engage in resident contact prior to the results of the second skin test.
- (I) A negative reaction requires no follow-up.
- (II) A positive reaction (10mm induration using 5TU PPD) requires a referral to a physician for x-ray and certification of noninfectiousness and appropriate treatment if needed. Follow up shall comply with the recommendations of the attending physician.
- (E) If symptoms occur, a new certificate of noninfectiousness is required.
- (F) No person with an airborne, contagious or infectious disease shall be employed until a work release is obtained.
- (I) The facility shall prohibit employees with a communicable disease or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents and their food, if direct contact will transmit a disease.
- (II) The facility shall require staff to follow universal precautions when performing direct resident care.
(e) Personnel Policies and Records.
048-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-6