{"ref":"GA-HSP-HR-01","title":"Orientation, Annual Training and Competency","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the orientation every person providing services must receive before working, the annual training and education program for staff and volunteers who give hands-on care, yearly skills competency assessments, and how training is recorded.","inShort":["Do not see patients until your orientation is complete and signed off.","Orientation covers hospice philosophy, patient rights and abuse reporting, disaster plans, fire safety and evacuation.","Every year, hands-on staff and volunteers must complete training on infection control, abuse and neglect, patient rights and palliative care.","A supervisor checks your skills before you work alone and at least once a year.","If you are unsure how to do a task, stop and ask your supervisor."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(2), (4)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.08(3)(e)-(f)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(1), (2), (4), (6)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.17(4)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.18(2)(b), (5)(b)-(c)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.09(3)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.11"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.100(g)","42 CFR §418.62","42 CFR §418.113(d)","29 CFR §1910.1030(g)(2), (h)(2)","45 CFR §164.530(b)","45 CFR §164.308(a)(5)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the orientation record for this employee. Did it cover hospice philosophy, patient rights and abuse reporting, disaster preparedness, fire safety and emergency evacuation?","What does your annual training program cover for hands-on staff and volunteers? Show me last year’s attendance."],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HSP-HR-01-A","title":"Orientation and Annual Training Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(2), (4); 42 CFR §418.100(g))","5. Orientation","6. Annual Training and Education Program","7. Competency Assessment","7.1 Methods","7.2 When competency is assessed","7.3 Who assesses","8. In-Service Record and Program Review","9. Responsibilities","10. Records and Compliance Monitoring","11. Staff Training","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hospice","state":"Georgia","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/staff-policy-acknowledgment/","h1":"Staff policy acknowledgment: how read-and-sign works in home care"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}