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ABSTINENT LIVING AT THE TURNING POINT AT WASHINGTON, INC.
199 NORTH MAIN STREET
WASHINGTON, PA 15301

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Survey conducted on 05/02/2012

INITIAL COMMENTS
 
This report is a result of an on-site licensure renewal inspection conducted on May 1 - 2, 2012 by staff from the Division of Drug and Alcohol Program Licensure. Based on the findings of the on-site inspection, Abstinent Living At The Turning Point At Washington, Inc. was found not to be in compliance with the applicable chapters of 28 PA Code which pertain to the facility. The following deficiencies were identified during this inspection.
 
Plan of Correction

704.11(c)(1)  LICENSURE Mandatory Communicable Disease Training

704.11. Staff development program. (c) General training requirements. (1) Staff persons and volunteers shall receive a minimum of 6 hours of HIV/AIDS and at least 4 hours of tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases and other health related topics training using a Department approved curriculum. Counselors and counselor assistants shall complete the training within the first year of employment. All other staff shall complete the training within the first 2 years of employment.
Observations
Based on a review of personnel training records and the Staffing Requirements Facility Summary Report form, the facility failed to provide documentation of communicable disease training in one of one personnel training records.The findings include:Five personnel training records and the Staffing Requirements Facility Summary Report form were reviewed on May 1, 2012. One personnel training record was reviewed for documentation of communicable disease training. The facility failed to provide documentation of HIV/AIDS and TB/STD training in personnel training record # 3.Employee # 3 is a counselor and was hired on September 20, 2010 for the position of counselor assistant. HIV/AIDS and TB/STD training was due to be completed no later than September 20, 2011. The facility failed to provide documentation of HIV/AIDS and TB/STD training for employee # 3.The Operations Manager was interviewed throughout the licensing inspection and confirmed the findings.
 
Plan of Correction
The project director and office supervisor will ensure that all counselors/counselor assistants complete the communicable disease training within one year of their hire date. Employee # 3 will complete the required training by September 30, 2012. The office supervisor will ensure this does not recur by reviewing the staff training records on a quarterly basis.



This will be monitored and supervised by the Office Supervisor and the Project Director.

 
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