(a) The facility administrator is responsible for the
daily operations of the facility and must maintain an office on the
grounds of the facility.
(b) The facility administrator must designate a certified
juvenile supervision officer to be in charge during his or her absence
from the facility.
(c) The facility administrator must develop, implement,
and maintain a policies and procedures manual for the facility and
must ensure the daily facility practice conforms to the policies and
procedures detailed in the manual.
(d) The facility administrator must review the facility's
policies and procedures manual at least once each year, no later than
the last day of the calendar month of the previous year's review,
and maintain documentation of this review.
(e) The facility administrator must make the policies
and procedures manual available to all employees of the facility.
(f) The facility administrator must ensure that all
employees of the facility are:
(1) trained on the policies and procedures manual provisions
relevant to the employee's job functions during new employee orientation
or prior to beginning service at the facility; and
(2) notified of all changes or modifications to the
policies and procedures manual in a timely manner.
(g) The facility administrator must maintain documentation
of the training described in subsection (f) of this section.
(h) The facility administrator or designee must ensure
that current, accurate, and confidential personnel records are maintained
for each employee, which must include:
(1) proof of age;
(2) documentation of criminal background checks conducted
as required by Chapter 344 of this title;
(3) the completed application for employment;
(4) training records; and
(5) documentation of promotion, demotion, termination,
and other personnel actions.
(i) The facility administrator of a private entity
under contract with a governmental unit in this state must provide
the presiding officer of the juvenile board with jurisdiction over
the facility with periodic updates on the operation of the facility,
including the following information to be provided at least every
quarter:
(1) facility population and capacity reports;
(2) number of serious incidents, by category, that
occurred in the facility;
(3) number of resident restraints by type (e.g., personal
and mechanical);
(4) number of injuries to residents requiring medical
treatment; and
(5) number of injuries to staff requiring medical treatment.
(j) The facility administrator or chief administrative
officer must ensure the accurate and timely submission of statistical
data to TJJD in an electronic format or other format as requested
by TJJD.
(k) The facility administrator or chief administrative
officer must ensure that all criminal history and background checks
as required by Chapter 344 of this title are completed.
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