3701-20-14.1 Additional staffing requirements.

In addition to meeting the training requirements contained in rule 3701-20-14 of the Administrative Code, each ACF which accepts residents diagnosed with mental illness shall ensure that the following training and continuing education requirements are met:

(A) The manager and each staff member providing personal care services shall complete a general orientation in caring for persons diagnosed with mental illness and instruction on how to access local mental health crisis or emergency services related to mental illness. Adult care facilities providing care to residents diagnosed with mental illness shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph with the following exceptions:

(1) An individual hired to serve as a manager or to provide personal care services shall complete the orientation and instruction required by this paragraph within thirty days of hire and

(2) In an ACF accepting, its first resident diagnosed with mental illness, the manager and each staff member providing personal care services shall complete the orientation and instruction required by this paragraph within three days of the resident’s admission.

(B) The manager and each staff member providing personal care services shall annually receive a minimum of six hours of training in topics relevant to persons diagnosed with mental illness who are residing in the facility. Three hours of this mental illness related training may be used to fulfill annual training requirements for managers, as prescribed in paragraph (M) of rule 3701-20-14 of the Administrative Code.

(C) The training required by paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule may be provided by physicians, registered nurses, social workers, psychologists, and counselors licensed under the applicable Chapter of Title 47 of the Revised Code, mental health-related organizations, accredited learning institutions, appropriate governmental entities, or other authorities recognized by the director of health as qualified to provide this training. In addition to classroom instruction, training may be provided through other means as appropriate for the purposes of this rule subject to the approval of the director.

(D) The owner or manager shall maintain documentation of all on-site and off-site training conducted for facility management and staff. Such documentation must include the topic, description, date, duration and source of training provided to the manager and staff members in accordance with this rule. Such documentation shall be made available to state surveyors for review upon request.

Effective: 06/01/2006

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/02/2006 and 02/01/2011

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3722.10

Rule Amplifies: 3722.04, 3722.10

Prior Effective Dates: 10/15/2000, 6/17/01