Smoking Prohibited While Serving Clients
Prohibits every Agency employee and contract worker from smoking while providing services in a client's home, as North Carolina law requires, extends the rule to e-cigarettes and vaping as the Agency's own standard, tells every client in writing that staff may not smoke in their home, and sets out how the rule is enforced.
About this policy
- Policy number
- NC-HC-ETH-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- G.S. 131E-143
- Library
- North Carolina home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Ethics
- Sections
- 17
In short
- North Carolina law forbids you to smoke while serving a client in the client's home.
- The Agency also forbids vaping and tobacco use while serving clients, on their property and in a car with a client.
- Never smoke or vape anywhere near oxygen.
- Every client is told in writing that staff may not smoke in their home.
- Breaking this rule can lead to discipline and a state fine for the Agency.
What's inside
17 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (G.S. 131E-143)
- 5. What Staff May Not Do
- 6. Breaks
- 7. Telling Clients
- 8. Enforcement
- 9. When the Client Smokes
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. Staff Training
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your no-smoking policy.
- How do your clients know that your staff may not smoke in their homes?
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