12VAC35-105-440. Orientation of new employees, contractors, volunteers, and students.
New employees, contractors, volunteers, and students shall be oriented commensurate with their function or job-specific responsibilities within 15 business days. The provider shall document that the orientation covers each of the following policies, procedures, and practices:
1. Objectives and philosophy of the provider;
2. Practices of confidentiality including access, duplication, and dissemination of any portion of an individual's record;
3. Practices that assure an individual's rights including orientation to human rights regulations;
4. Applicable personnel policies;
5. Emergency preparedness procedures;
6. Person-centeredness;
7. Infection control practices and measures;
8. Other policies and procedures that apply to specific positions and specific duties and responsibilities; and
9. Serious incident reporting, including when, how, and under what circumstances a serious incident report must be submitted and the consequences of failing to report a serious incident to the department in accordance with this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 5, eff. December 7, 2011; Volume 36, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2020.