Personnel Records
Lists what every personnel record must contain for employees, contractors, and volunteers, how long the Agency keeps it, who may see it, and how it is produced for a surveyor.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-HR-02
- Version
- 1.1
- Main rule
- 26 TAC §558.246
- Library
- Texas home care · 46 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 14
In short
- Give the office accurate information for your personnel file, and update it if anything changes.
- Report a change in your license, contact information, or criminal history within one business day.
- You can review your own personnel file. Just ask the custodian.
- Sign every acknowledgment form the office gives you. It has to be in your file.
- Keep your training and license renewal dates in mind so the office can update your file on time.
What's inside
14 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.246)
- 5. Procedure
- 6. Responsibilities
- 6.1 Staff Training
- 7. Records
- 7.1 Compliance Monitoring
- 8. References
- 9. Related Documents
- 10. Approval
- 11. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Pull the personnel files for three attendants hired in the last year and show me the registry checks, orientation, and competency records.
- How long do you keep personnel records after someone leaves?
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