# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 07 — Hospitals

### Chapter 14 — Assisted Living Programs

#### Regulation .20 Personnel Records.

*COMAR 10.07.14.20*

The assisted living program shall maintain the following information for each staff member:

A. Full name, age, and gender;

B. Address and telephone number;

C. Educational background;

D. Employment history;

E. Notes on references;

F. Performance evaluations;

G. Attendance records;

H. Individual to be notified in case of emergency;

I. Documentation that a criminal history records check was conducted in accordance with Health-General Article, §19-1901, Annotated Code of Maryland;

J. Documentation that the staff is:

  (1) Free from tuberculosis in a communicable form in accordance with Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Facilities; and

  (2) Immune to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella as evidenced by history of disease or vaccination;

K. Evidence that the annual influenza vaccine has been advised in accordance with current CDC recommendations and documented surveillance of non-immune staff when indicators of local influenza activity are elevated;

L. Evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine has been advised in accordance with current CDC recommendations and documented surveillance of non-immune staff when indicators of local COVID-19 activity are elevated;

M. Documentation of appropriate licensure or certification as required by law;

N. Documentation of all required training and courses; and

O. Documentation that a check of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities database was conducted prior to hiring.