[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR403.740]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 403_SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart G_Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions_Benefits, 

                Conditions of Participation, and Payment

 

Sec. 403.740  Condition of participation: Staffing.



    The RNHCI must be staffed with qualified experienced personnel who 

are present in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of the patients.

    (a) Standard: Personnel qualifications. The RNHCI must ensure that 

staff who supervise or furnish services to patients are qualified to do 

so and that staff allowed to practice without direct supervision have 

specific training to furnish these services.

    (b) Standard: Education, training, and performance evaluation. (1) 

The RNHCI must ensure that staff (including contractors and other 

individuals working under arrangement) have the necessary education and 

training concerning their duties so that they can furnish services 

competently. This education includes, but is not limited to, training 

related to the individual job description, performance expectations, 

applicable organizational policies and procedures, and safety 

responsibilities.

    (2) Staff must demonstrate, in practice, the skills and techniques 

necessary to perform their duties and responsibilities.

    (3) The RNHCI must evaluate the performance of staff and implement 

measures for improvement.