1. (1) A job description must be maintained which includes the employment requirements and the job responsibilities for each facility staff position. This description shall include whether this employee will be designated as an employee who can be assigned as an employee to assist individuals not capable of self-preservation.
2. (2) A personnel record must be maintained which verifies that each employee meets their respective employment requirements for the staff position held. Included in the employee’s AND FACILITIES personnel records shall be evidence of a criminal background check as specified in T.C.A. § 33-2-1202; the employee’s status on the Tennessee Elderly and Vulnerable Abuse Registry (Abuse Registry) maintained by the Health Facilities Commission; and the employee’s status on the Sexual Offender Registry (Sexual Offender Registry); the employee’s date of birth; social security number; and records of any disciplinary action. An employee on either the Abuse Registry or Sexual Offender Registry is ineligible to remain employed by or work as a volunteer or independent contractor with the licensee in any capacity.
3. (3) Annual training and development activities that assist the staff in meeting the needs of the service recipients. All direct care staff shall receive training in fire evacuation procedures. The agency shall document all training and development activities in which an employee participated in the employee’s personnel records.
4. (4) Training and development activities which are appropriate in assisting volunteers (if used by the facility) in implementing their assigned duties must be provided for each volunteer. The provision of such activities must be evidenced by documentation in the facility’s records.
5. (5) Direct-services staff members must be competent persons aged eighteen (18) years of age or older.
6. (6) An employee’s professional license or certification, including, but not limited to, certification as a peer or family support specialist, as required by the job description or state law.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, and 33-2-404. Administrative History: Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Amendment filed May 28, 2010; to have been effective August 26, 2010. Stay of amendment filed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on July 21, 2010; new effective date November 9, 2010. Withdrawal of amendment filed August 2, 2010. Amendment filed August 30, 2010; to have been effective January 29, 2011. Stay of amendment filed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on January 29, 2011; new effective date March 7, 2011. Withdrawal of amendment filed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on February 25, 2011. Repeal and new rules filed November 30, 2016; effective February 28, 2017. Administrative corrections made to agency names in December 2022 pursuant to Public Chapter 575 of 2012. Amendments filed February 24, 2026; effective May 25, 2026.