Employee Alleged to Have Committed Abuse: Plan of Supervision and Suspension
Requires the Agency, on notification that an employee is alleged to have committed abuse, to immediately develop and implement an individual plan of supervision or, when appropriate, suspend the employee; to submit the plan to the protective services agency and the Department of Health for approval; to include in the plan periodic, random direct observation and evaluation by an individual employed by the Agency continuously for at least one year; and, on notice of criminal charges, to inform the Department of Health, which orders the employee’s access to patients denied (OAPSA §704; 6 Pa. Code §15.156; Adult Protective Services Act §504).
- Policy number
- PA-HH-SG-03
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 35 P.S. §10225.704
- Library
- Pennsylvania home health · 56 policies
- Category
- Safeguarding
- Sections
- 16
In short
- If a staff member is accused of abuse, they are taken off unsupervised patient visits the same day.
- The Agency then suspends the person or puts them on a written plan of supervision approved by protective services and the Department of Health.
- A long-serving employee (at least 1 year with the Agency) makes random, unannounced observations of their visits.
- If criminal charges are filed, the person may not have any access to patients.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (35 P.S. §10225.704)
- 5. Same-Day Actions
- 6. Choosing Suspension or Supervision
- 7. Content of the Plan of Supervision
- 8. Following the Approved Plan and Ending It
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- An aide was accused of abuse last month. What did you do the same day?
- Show me the plan of supervision and the approvals from the protective services agency and the Department.
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