[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR403.740]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             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

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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.