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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.07.10.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="10" heading="Personnel.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All professional personnel employed by or conducting business with a home health agency shall be licensed or duly authorized to conduct the business under the laws and regulations of the State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The home health agency shall have written policies on qualifications, responsibilities, and requirements for employment for each classification of personnel, including licensure where required.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The policies of the home health agency shall, at a minimum, provide for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Wage and salary schedules;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Eligibility for vacation, sick leave, and other fringe benefits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In-service training and orientation of all personnel in the objectives, policies, and functions of the agency, including grievance procedures; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Job descriptions for each classification of personnel.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The policies of the home health agency shall be reviewed annually and revised as necessary.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The home health agency shall maintain a complete and current personnel record for each employee and volunteer, which, at a minimum, shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A certification that the employee is free from tuberculosis in a communicable form as provided in Regulation .14, of this chapter, only if the employee or volunteer:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Will be involved in the direct care of tuberculosis patients, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is an immigrant from Africa, Asia, or Latin America;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Evidence of current licensure, certification, or registration, as appropriate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Evidence of the individual's qualifications for the position; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Periodic performance evaluations.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>