Idaho Code 39-3322 – Qualifications and Requirements for Facility Staff
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(1) Each facility must employ or arrange for sufficient trained staff to fully meet the needs of its residents and the requirements of this chapter. The facility shall have sufficient staff to provide care during all hours required in each resident’s negotiated service plan. Additional staff may be required if physical plant and disability of residents indicate that staff assistance in emergencies is required. Benchmarks shall be established in the assessment criteria where the need for certified nursing assistants or licensed nurses is indicated. Residential care or assisted living facilities shall not retain residents who require the care provided by nursing facilities under section 39-1301(b), Idaho Code, other than for short exceptional stays pursuant to negotiated rulemaking as defined in chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
(2) Should a residential care or assisted living facility choose not to carry professional liability insurance, that information shall be disclosed, in writing, to employees at the time of hiring.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-3322
- Assessment: means the conclusion reached using uniform criteria, which identifies resident strengths, weaknesses, risks and needs, to include functional, medical and behavioral needs. See Idaho Code 39-3302
- Facility: means a residential care or assisted living facility. See Idaho Code 39-3302
- Residential care or assisted living facility: means a facility or residence, however named, operated on either a profit or nonprofit basis for the purpose of providing necessary supervision, personal assistance, meals and lodging to three (3) or more adults not related to the owner. See Idaho Code 39-3302