39-3322. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY STAFF. (1) Each facility must employ or arrange for sufficient trained staff to fully meet the needs of its residents and the requirements of this chapter. The facility shall have sufficient staff to provide care during all hours required in each resident’s negotiated service plan. Additional staff may be required if physical plant and disability of residents indicate that staff assistance in emergencies is required. Benchmarks shall be established in the assessment criteria where the need for certified nursing assistants or licensed nurses is indicated. Residential care or assisted living facilities shall not retain residents who require the care provided by nursing facilities under section 39-1301(b), Idaho Code, other than for short exceptional stays pursuant to negotiated rulemaking as defined in chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
(2) Should a residential care or assisted living facility choose not to carry professional liability insurance, that information shall be disclosed, in writing, to employees at the time of hiring.
History:
[39-3322, added 1990, ch. 116, sec. 2, p. 251; am. 1996, ch. 207, sec. 16, p. 642; am. 2000, ch. 274, sec. 26, p. 820; am. 2005, ch. 280, sec. 17, p. 893.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 33 - IDAHO RESIDENTIAL CARE OR ASSISTED LIVING ACT
Section 39-3301 - LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND DECLARATION.
Section 39-3302 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 39-3303 - PAYMENT LEVELS.
Section 39-3304 - TYPES OF FACILITIES.
Section 39-3306 - STATE LICENSING TO SUPERSEDE LOCAL REGULATION.
Section 39-3309 - NEGOTIATED SERVICE AGREEMENT.
Section 39-3313 - ADMISSION AGREEMENTS.
Section 39-3314 - TERMINATION OF ADMISSION AGREEMENTS.
Section 39-3315 - ADMISSION RECORDS.
Section 39-3316 - RESIDENT RIGHTS.
Section 39-3317 - NOTICE OF RIGHTS.
Section 39-3318 - FACILITY RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS.
Section 39-3321 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Section 39-3322 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY STAFF.
Section 39-3324 - STAFF TRAINING.
Section 39-3325 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATION AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF FACILITIES.
Section 39-3326 - MEDICATIONS.
Section 39-3330 - ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Section 39-3331 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Section 39-3333 - REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Section 39-3345 - DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE.
Section 39-3349 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSPECTIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 39-3352 - UNLICENSED RESIDENTIAL CARE OR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.
Section 39-3354 - WAIVER OR VARIANCE.
Section 39-3354A - SPECIAL WAIVER PERMITTED.
Section 39-3355 - INSPECTIONS.