Part II. Administrative and Personnel
6VAC35-71-100. Administration and organization.
Each JCC shall have an organizational chart that includes functions, services, and activities in administrative subunits, which shall be reviewed and updated as needed, as determined by the JCC superintendent or designee.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-110. Organizational communications.
A. The superintendent or designee shall meet, at least monthly, with all department heads and key staff members.
B. The superintendent or the assistant superintendent, chief of security, treatment program supervisor, or counseling supervisor, if designated by the superintendent, shall visit the living units and activity areas at least weekly to encourage informal contact with employees and residents and to observe informally the facility's living and working conditions. The superintendent shall make such visits, at a minimum, one time per month.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-120. Community relationships.
Each JCC shall designate a community liaison and, if appropriate, a community advisory committee that serves as a link between the facility and the community, which may include neighbors, local law enforcement, and local government officials.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-130. Participation of residents in human research.
A. Residents shall not be used as subjects of human research except as provided in 6VAC35-170 and in accordance with Chapter 5.1 (§ 32.1-162.16 et seq.) of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia.
B. For the purpose of this section, human research means any systematic investigation using human subjects as defined by § 32.1-162.16 of the Code of Virginia and 6VAC35-170. Human research shall not include research prohibited by state or federal statutes or regulations or research exempt from federal regulations or mandated by any applicable statutes or regulations. The testing of medicines or drugs for experimentation or research is prohibited.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-140. Background checks.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all persons who (i) accept a position of employment or (ii) provide contractual services directly to a resident on a regular basis and will be alone with a resident in the performance of their duties in a JCC shall undergo the following background checks, in accordance with § 63.2-1726 of the Code of Virginia, to ascertain whether there are criminal acts or other circumstances that would be detrimental to the safety of residents in the JCC:
1. A reference check;
2. A criminal history record check;
3. Fingerprint checks with the Virginia State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);
4. A central registry check with Child Protective Services; and
5. A driving record check, if applicable to the individual's job duties.
B. To minimize vacancy time, when the fingerprint checks required by subdivision A 3 of this section have been requested, employees may be hired, pending the results of the fingerprint checks, provided:
1. All of the other applicable components of this subsection have been completed;
2. The applicant is given written notice that continued employment is contingent on the fingerprint check results as required by subdivision A 3 of this section; and
3. Employees hired under this exception shall not be allowed to be alone with residents and may work with residents only when under the direct supervision of staff whose background checks have been completed until such time as all the requirements of this section are completed.
C. Documentation of compliance with this section shall be retained.
D. Written procedures shall provide for the supervision of nonemployee persons, who are not subject to the provisions of this section who have contact with residents.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-150. Required initial orientation.
A. Before the expiration of the employee's seventh work day at the facility, each employee shall be provided with a basic orientation on the following:
1. The facility;
2. The population served;
3. The basic objectives of the program;
4. The facility's organizational structure;
5. Security, population control, emergency preparedness, and evacuation procedures in accordance with 6VAC35-71-460 (emergency and evacuation procedures);
6. The practices of confidentiality;
7. The residents' rights; and
8. The basic requirements of and competencies necessary to perform in their positions.
B. Prior to working with residents while not under the direct supervision of staff who have completed all applicable orientations and training, each direct care staff shall receive a basic orientation on the following:
1. The facility's program philosophy and services;
2. The facility's behavior management program;
3. The facility's behavior intervention procedures and techniques, including the use of least restrictive interventions and physical restraint;
4. The residents' rules of conduct and responsibilities;
5. The residents' disciplinary and grievance procedures;
6. Child abuse and neglect and mandatory reporting;
7. Standard precautions; and
8. Documentation requirements as applicable to their duties.
C. Volunteers shall be oriented in accordance with 6VAC35-71-240 (volunteer and intern orientation and training).
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-160. Required initial training.
A. Each employee shall complete initial, comprehensive training that is specific to the individual's occupational class, is based on the needs of the population served, and ensures that the individual has the competencies to perform the position responsibilities. Contractors shall receive training required to perform their position responsibilities in a correctional environment.
B. Direct care staff and employees responsible for the direct supervision of residents shall, before that employee is responsible for the direct supervision of a resident, complete at least 120 hours of training which shall include training in the following areas:
1. Emergency preparedness and response;
2. First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, unless the individual is currently certified, with certification required as applicable to their duties;
3. The facility's behavior management program;
4. The residents' rules of conduct and the rationale for the rules;
5. The facility's behavior interventions, with restraint training required as applicable to their duties;
6. Child abuse and neglect;
7. Mandatory reporting;
8. Maintaining appropriate professional relationships;
9. Appropriate interaction among staff and residents;
10. Suicide prevention;
11. Residents' rights, including but not limited to the prohibited actions provided for in 6VAC35-71-550 (prohibited actions);
12. Standard precautions;
13. Recognition of signs and symptoms and knowledge of actions required in medical emergencies;
14. Adolescent development;
15. Procedures applicable to the employees' position and consistent with their work profiles; and
16. Other topics as required by the department and any applicable state or federal statutes or regulations.
C. Administrative and managerial staff shall receive at least 40 hours of training during their first year of employment. Clerical and support staff shall receive at least 16 hours of training.
D. Employees who administer medication shall, prior to such administration, successfully complete a medication training program approved by the Board of Nursing or be licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to administer medication.
E. Employees providing medical services shall be trained in tuberculosis control practices.
F. When an individual is employed by contract to provide services for which licensure by a professional organization is required, documentation of current licensure shall constitute compliance with this section.
G. Volunteers and interns shall be trained in accordance with 6VAC35-71-240 (volunteer and intern orientation and training).
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-170. Retraining.
A. Each employee shall complete retraining that is specific to the individual's occupational class and the position's job description, and addresses any professional development needs.
1. Direct care staff and employees who provide direct supervision of the residents shall complete 40 hours of training annually, inclusive of the requirements of this section.
2. Administrative and managerial staff shall receive at least 40 hours of training annually.
3. Clerical and support staff shall receive at least 16 hours of training annually.
4. Contractors shall receive retraining as required to perform their position responsibilities in the correctional environment.
B. All staff shall complete an annual training refresher on the facility's emergency preparedness and response plan and procedures.
C. All direct care staff and employees who provide direct supervision of the residents shall complete annual retraining in the following areas:
1. Suicide prevention;
2. Maintaining appropriate professional relationships;
3. Appropriate interaction among staff and residents;
4. Child abuse and neglect;
5. Mandatory reporting;
6. Resident rights, including but not limited to the prohibited actions provided for in 6VAC35-71-550 (prohibited actions);
7. Standard precautions;
8. Behavior management techniques; and
9. Other topics as required by the department and any applicable state or federal statutes or regulations.
D. All direct care staff shall receive training sufficient to maintain a current certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
E. Employees who administer medication shall complete annual refresher training on the administration of medication.
F. When an individual is employed by contract to provide services for which licensure by a professional organization is required, documentation of current licensure shall constitute compliance with this section.
G. All staff approved to apply physical restraints as provided for in 6VAC35-71-1130 (physical restraint) shall be trained as needed to maintain the applicable current certification.
H. All staff approved to apply mechanical restraints shall be retrained annually as required by 6VAC35-71-1180 (mechanical restraints).
I. Staff who have not timely completed required retraining shall not be allowed to have direct care responsibilities pending completion of the retraining requirements.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-180. Code of ethics.
A written set of rules describing acceptable standards of conduct for all employees shall be available to all employees.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-185. Employee tuberculosis screening and follow-up..
A. On or before the employee's start date at the facility and at least annually thereafter each employee shall submit the results of a tuberculosis screening assessment that is no older than 30 days. The documentation shall indicate the screening results as to whether there is an absence of tuberculosis in a communicable form.
B. Each employee shall submit evidence of an annual evaluation of freedom from tuberculosis in a communicable form.
C. Employees shall undergo a subsequent tuberculosis screening or evaluation, as applicable, in the following circumstances:
1. The employee comes into contact with a known case of infectious tuberculosis; or
2. The employee develops chronic respiratory symptoms of three weeks duration.
D. Employees suspected of having tuberculosis in a communicable form shall not be permitted to return to work or have contact with staff or residents until a physician has determined that the individual does not have tuberculosis in a communicable form.
E. Any active case of tuberculosis developed by an employee or a resident shall be reported to the local health department in accordance with the requirements of the Virginia Board of Health Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (12VAC5-90).
F. Documentation of any screening results shall be retained in a manner that maintains the confidentiality of information.
G. The detection, diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis shall be performed consistent with the current requirements of the Virginia Department of Health's Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control and the federal Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-190. [Reserved].
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-200. [Reserved].
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-210. [Reserved].
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-220. Selection and duties of volunteers and interns.
A. Any JCC that uses volunteers or interns shall implement written procedures governing their selection and use. Such procedures shall provide for the evaluation of persons and organizations in the community who wish to associate with the residents.
B. Volunteers and interns shall have qualifications appropriate for the services provided.
C. The responsibilities of interns and individuals who volunteer on a regular basis shall be clearly defined in writing.
D. Volunteers and interns may not be responsible for the duties of direct care staff.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-230. Volunteer and intern background checks.
A. Any individual who (i) volunteers or is an intern on a regular basis in a JCC and (ii) will be alone with a resident in the performance of the position's duties shall be subject to the background check requirements provided for in of 6VAC35-71-140 A (background checks).
B. Documentation of compliance with the background check requirements shall be maintained for each volunteer or intern for whom a background check is required.
C. A JCC that uses volunteers or interns shall implement written procedures for supervising volunteers or interns, on whom background checks are not required or whose background checks have not been completed, who have contact with residents.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-240. Volunteer and intern orientation and training.
A. Any individual who (i) volunteers on a regular basis or is an intern in a JCC and will be alone with the resident or (ii) is the designated leader for a group of volunteers shall be provided with a basic orientation on the following:
1. The facility;
2. The population served;
3. The basic objectives of the department;
4. The department and facility organizational structure;
5. Security, population control, emergency preparedness, and evacuation procedures;
6. The practices of confidentiality;
7. The residents' rights, including but not limited to the prohibited actions provided for in 6VAC35-71-550 (prohibited actions); and
8. The basic requirements of and competencies necessary to perform their duties and responsibilities.
B. Volunteers and interns shall be trained within 30 days from their start date at the facility in the following:
1. Any procedures that are applicable to their duties and responsibilities; and
2. Their duties and responsibilities in the event of a facility evacuation as provided in 6VAC35-71-460 (emergency and evacuation procedures).
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-250. [Reserved].
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-260. Maintenance of records.
A. A separate written or automated case record shall be maintained for each resident, which shall include all correspondence and documents received by the JCC relating to the care of that resident and documentation of all case management services provided.
B. Separate health care records, including behavioral health, as applicable, and medical records, shall be kept on each resident. Health care records shall be maintained in accordance with 6VAC35-71-1020 (residents' health records) and applicable statutes and regulations. Behavioral health care records may be kept separately from other medical records.
C. Each case record and health care record shall be kept up to date and in a uniform manner in accordance with written procedures. Case records shall be released in accordance with §§ 16.1-300 and 16.1-309.1 of the Code of Virginia and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
D. The procedures for management of residents' records, written and automated, shall describe confidentiality, accessibility, security, and retention of records including:
1. Access, duplication, dissemination, and acquiring of information only to persons legally authorized according to federal and state laws;
2. Security measures to protect records from loss, unauthorized alteration, inadvertent or unauthorized access, disclosure of information, and transportation of records between service sites; and
3. Designation of the person responsible for records management.
E. Active and closed records shall be kept in secure locations or compartments that are accessible only to authorized employees and are protected from unauthorized access, fire, and flood.
F. Each resident's written case and health care records shall be stored separately subsequent to the resident's discharge in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations.
G. Residents' inactive records shall be retained as required by The Library of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.
6VAC35-71-270. Face sheet.
A. At the time of admission, each resident's record shall include a completed face sheet that contains (i) the resident's full name, last known residence, birth date, birthplace, sex, race, social security number or other unique identifier, religious preference, and admission date; and (ii) names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the resident's legal guardians, supervising agency, emergency contacts, and parents, if appropriate.
B. The face sheet shall be updated when changes occur and maintained in accordance with written procedures.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.