{"ref":"GA-HH-HR-01","title":"Personnel Policies, Qualifications, Orientation, In-Service Training, and Evaluation","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the written personnel policies Georgia requires: a job description and qualifications for every position, Georgia licensure for every health professional, orientation before the first visit, job-specific competency, in-service training for every discipline, and performance evaluations kept current.","inShort":["Every job has a written job description. Sign yours and ask your supervisor if anything is unclear.","Nurses and therapists must hold a current Georgia license (or a recognized multistate license) to work.","Finish orientation before your first visit, and do not do a task alone until your competency has been checked.","Go to your in-service training. Aides need at least 12 hours every year.","Your work is evaluated after 90 days and every year after that."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(6)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.06","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(4)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(5)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(6)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(a)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(b)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(c)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(d)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.115","42 CFR §484.100(b)","42 CFR §484.105(b)(1)(iv)","42 CFR §484.75(b)(9)","42 CFR §484.80(d)","42 CFR §484.102","29 CFR §1910.1030"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your written personnel policies and the job description for an RN, an LPN, a therapist, and a home health aide.","How do you make sure every nurse and therapist is currently licensed in Georgia?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HH-HR-01-A","title":"Orientation and Competency Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(6))","5. Job Descriptions and Qualifications","6. Hiring","7. Orientation","8. Competency","9. In-Service Training","10. Performance Evaluation","11. Discipline and Separation","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hha","state":"Georgia","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/staff-policy-acknowledgment/","h1":"Staff policy acknowledgment: how read-and-sign works in home care"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}