WAC 246-329-110

The purpose of this section is to ensure the birth center provides direction and standards in the employment, contracting and recording of personnel procedures.

(1) A birthing center applicant or licensee must establish and implement policies and procedures which include, but are not limited to:

(a) Employment criteria regarding discrimination with chapter 49.60 RCW;

(b) Job descriptions for employees, contractor agreements, volunteer responsibility statements and agreements with students commensurate with responsibilities and consistent with health care professional credentialing and scope of practice as defined in relevant practice acts and associated rules;

(c) Verification of clinical staff credentials;

(d) Verification of appointment letters for privileged staff which delineates clinical privileges;

(e) Orientation to current birth center policies and procedures and verification of skills or training for all clinical staff;

(f) Current neonatal and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation training consistent with birth center policies and procedures and community standards for all clinical staff;

(g) Performance evaluations of all personnel, including evaluations of contractor and student agreements to be conducted per birth center's policy and procedure;

(h) Washington state patrol criminal background inquiries and disclosure statements under RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.845 for the administrator, owner, director of services and personnel, contractors, volunteers, students, and any other individual associated with the licensee who has direct contact with children under 16 years of age, people with developmental disabilities or vulnerable adults;

(i) Infection control training which includes, but is not limited to, blood borne pathogens and universal precautions; and

(j) Annual emergency clinical skills training.

(2) The licensee maintain records on all employees, contractors, students, and volunteers to include the following information:

(a) Documentation of the items stated above in subsection (1)(b) through (j) of this section; and

(b) Evidence of communicable disease testing as required by local health authorities and per birth center policy and procedures and must include, at a minimum, documented evidence of tuberculin (TB) screening as required in subsection (1)(i) of this section and documented evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination being provided or offered according to chapter 296-823 WAC.