{"ref":"NC-HC-SAF-01","title":"Client and Staff Safety in the Home","category":"Safeguarding","summary":"Sets how the Agency assesses and records safety in each client's home, writes safety measures and activity restrictions into the plan of care, prevents falls and injuries, handles fire, oxygen, firearms, animals and other hazards, never restrains clients, and protects its workers, including the right to leave an unsafe situation and the reporting of serious work injuries.","inShort":["Follow the safety measures on the client's plan of care.","If a client falls, do not lift the client; call 911 if hurt or unsure, then the office.","Never restrain a client in any way.","Report hazards such as no smoke alarm, smoking near oxygen, loose pets or unsecured firearms.","If you feel unsafe, leave, call 911 if anyone is in danger, then call the office."],"primaryCitation":"10A NCAC 13J .1202(a)(4)","citations":["10A NCAC 13J .1202(a)(3), (4)","10A NCAC 13J .1101(3), (4), (7)","10A NCAC 13J .1107(d)","10A NCAC 13J .1402(a)(1)(E)","G.S. 131E-144.4(a)(2)","G.S. 131E-143","G.S. 95-129(1)","13 NCAC 07A .0301","NC Medicaid Clinical Coverage Policy 3L, §3.2.2(a), (b), §7.10(b)(6)"],"federalCitations":["29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)","29 CFR §1904.39(a)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the home environment assessment for this client and the safety measures on the plan of care.","What do your staff do when a client falls?"],"forms":[{"ref":"NC-HC-SAF-01-A","title":"Home Safety Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (10A NCAC 13J .1202(a)(4))","5. Assessing Safety Before and During Service","6. The Client's Part","7. Falls Prevention and Safe Mobility","8. Protecting Workers from Injury","9. Fire, Smoke, Oxygen and Electrical Safety","10. Clients Who May Wander or Who Need Supervision","11. No Restraints","12. Hazards in the Home","13. Worker Personal Safety","14. Responsibilities","15. Records and Compliance Monitoring","16. Staff Training","17. References","18. Related Policies and Forms","19. Approval","20. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"nc-hca","state":"North Carolina","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/abuse-neglect-exploitation-reporting/","h1":"Abuse, neglect and exploitation policies: what each state requires"},{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}