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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Primary purpose of OSHA
Ensuring employee safety and health. Why? The facility's most valuable asset is it's
employees.
OSHAs goals through the National Emphasis Program
Reduce muscoskeletal injuries for employees
OSHA will target facilities with a high incident rate with DART. DART means
Days away, restricted, transfers
Subject to OSHA survey: if DART rate of ____ or more employees per 100 FTEs
10
OSHA 300
- Annual log of injuries and illnesses
OSHA300A
- Summary of OSHA300, but does not include the names of employees. Must be posted
in the facility Feb 1 - APRIL 30 of each year.
OSHA 301
First form completed when an employee is injured or becomes ill due to a work related
incident.
OSHA records must be kept for
5 years
If OSHA requests records, they must be submitted within
4 hours of request
Work related deaths muat be reported to OSHA within
8 hours
Any injury that results in hospitalization, amputation of a limb, or loss of an eye
must be reported within
24hrs
OSHAS standards for BBP
-BBP- HIV and HBV
-All facilities must have a BBP training program which includes how to handle
bloodspills
-Mandates protection against occupational exposures
Occupational Exposures by OSHA
Standard precautions, proper handling and disposal of contaminated sharps and other
materials and use of PPE
An effective infection control program must have
1) PPRs with evidence based infection control practices
2) Program thar includes planning, organizing, implementing, operating, and monitoring
all aspects of the program
3) Infection preventionist
4) Surveillance (monitoring, data analysis, documentation)
5) Education and training
6) Antibiotic review
, The FLSA is administered by
The US Department of Labor
Primary purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Provides certain guarantees to employees about the minimum rate of pay for overtime,
minimum wages, child labor and the Equal Pay Act.
Who imposes the minimum wage?
Wage and Hour Division of the US Dept of Labor
Equal Employment Opportunity
Part of the FLSA and is administered and enforced by the EEOC which prohibits sex-
based wage discrimination between men and women
EEOC
An ammendement to the Civil Rights Act and is a unit of the DOL.
Laws enforced by EEOC
Civil Rights Act(anti discrimination of religion, sex, origin, etc) EPA (gender equalit,
Rehabilitation Act (disabilities in the federal govt), ADA, Pregnancy discrimination Act.
Purpose of the EEOC
Federal Agency that monitors employment in order to prevent any type of discrimination
The OIG role
Protects against fraud, waste and abuse (part of the Social Security Administration)
Provides support in oversight, financing and quality of care in nursing homes. Also
charged with protecting the federal health care programs and their beneficiaries from
untrustworthy providers
Anti-kickback
Prohibits offering money or other valuable items in return for referrals (i.e vendors,
physicians, and providers)
Safe Harbor
Prohibitions against illegal payment for services or items reimbursed under
Medicare/Medicaid. Business whose practice does not violate Anti-Kickback statute. It's
a joint venture that meets all standards issued by the OIG. It's immune from criminal
prosecution of civil sanctions.
S-Coorporation
A corporation that pays no corporate tax since profits pass to stockholders who
individually pay tax on their portion of the profit (advantage: avoid double taxation)
LLC
limited liability company- a form of biz organization that combines the characteristics of
corporations and partnerships
Limited Partnership (LP)
One in which there is one or more special partners who are not loable for partnership
debts beyond the amount of funds contributed.
Coorporation
A form of business owned by a few persons or thousands of people. Typically managed
by persons instead of owners. Shares of stock are issued and their owners are called
shareholders or stockholders. It is a separate legal entity from its owners.
"C" coorporation
Most nursing facilities are set up this way. The corporation pays income tax and
stockholders pay personal tax on dividends.
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Primary purpose of OSHA
Ensuring employee safety and health. Why? The facility's most valuable asset is it's
employees.
OSHAs goals through the National Emphasis Program
Reduce muscoskeletal injuries for employees
OSHA will target facilities with a high incident rate with DART. DART means
Days away, restricted, transfers
Subject to OSHA survey: if DART rate of ____ or more employees per 100 FTEs
10
OSHA 300
- Annual log of injuries and illnesses
OSHA300A
- Summary of OSHA300, but does not include the names of employees. Must be posted
in the facility Feb 1 - APRIL 30 of each year.
OSHA 301
First form completed when an employee is injured or becomes ill due to a work related
incident.
OSHA records must be kept for
5 years
If OSHA requests records, they must be submitted within
4 hours of request
Work related deaths muat be reported to OSHA within
8 hours
Any injury that results in hospitalization, amputation of a limb, or loss of an eye
must be reported within
24hrs
OSHAS standards for BBP
-BBP- HIV and HBV
-All facilities must have a BBP training program which includes how to handle
bloodspills
-Mandates protection against occupational exposures
Occupational Exposures by OSHA
Standard precautions, proper handling and disposal of contaminated sharps and other
materials and use of PPE
An effective infection control program must have
1) PPRs with evidence based infection control practices
2) Program thar includes planning, organizing, implementing, operating, and monitoring
all aspects of the program
3) Infection preventionist
4) Surveillance (monitoring, data analysis, documentation)
5) Education and training
6) Antibiotic review
, The FLSA is administered by
The US Department of Labor
Primary purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Provides certain guarantees to employees about the minimum rate of pay for overtime,
minimum wages, child labor and the Equal Pay Act.
Who imposes the minimum wage?
Wage and Hour Division of the US Dept of Labor
Equal Employment Opportunity
Part of the FLSA and is administered and enforced by the EEOC which prohibits sex-
based wage discrimination between men and women
EEOC
An ammendement to the Civil Rights Act and is a unit of the DOL.
Laws enforced by EEOC
Civil Rights Act(anti discrimination of religion, sex, origin, etc) EPA (gender equalit,
Rehabilitation Act (disabilities in the federal govt), ADA, Pregnancy discrimination Act.
Purpose of the EEOC
Federal Agency that monitors employment in order to prevent any type of discrimination
The OIG role
Protects against fraud, waste and abuse (part of the Social Security Administration)
Provides support in oversight, financing and quality of care in nursing homes. Also
charged with protecting the federal health care programs and their beneficiaries from
untrustworthy providers
Anti-kickback
Prohibits offering money or other valuable items in return for referrals (i.e vendors,
physicians, and providers)
Safe Harbor
Prohibitions against illegal payment for services or items reimbursed under
Medicare/Medicaid. Business whose practice does not violate Anti-Kickback statute. It's
a joint venture that meets all standards issued by the OIG. It's immune from criminal
prosecution of civil sanctions.
S-Coorporation
A corporation that pays no corporate tax since profits pass to stockholders who
individually pay tax on their portion of the profit (advantage: avoid double taxation)
LLC
limited liability company- a form of biz organization that combines the characteristics of
corporations and partnerships
Limited Partnership (LP)
One in which there is one or more special partners who are not loable for partnership
debts beyond the amount of funds contributed.
Coorporation
A form of business owned by a few persons or thousands of people. Typically managed
by persons instead of owners. Shares of stock are issued and their owners are called
shareholders or stockholders. It is a separate legal entity from its owners.
"C" coorporation
Most nursing facilities are set up this way. The corporation pays income tax and
stockholders pay personal tax on dividends.
