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New security doors installed at hospital
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District has installed new security doors on several doors within the Tehachapi Hospital. More doors are yet to be installed with new proximity-reader locks.
Effective immediately, only employees and authorized contractors who have a new TVHD Employee ID badge in their possession may enter the new ambulance entrance door. Very soon both the doors from the main lobby to the back will also have proximity-reader locks installed as well.
According to Ray Hino, CEO for the TVHD, this measure is being taken for the increased safety of the staff, patients and visitors.
“Doors will no longer be left unlocked or propped open,” he said.
He said if any staff do not have a new TVHD employee ID badge, they need to contact Debbie Thebeau in human resources.
Ashburn caregiver background check bill passes committee
Senator Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield) announced the passage of Senate Bill 1759 relating to caregiver background checks. SB 1759 prohibits caregivers from performing work involving direct contact with clients, patients until their background checks are complete.
Present law provides for background checks for licensed caregivers looking after the most vulnerable segments of our society, including the disabled, mentally handicapped and children. While those licensed by the State Department of Social Services (DSS) are currently subject to this requirement, SB 1759 specifies that all licenses under the broader Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) should be subject to such background checks before having any contact with vulnerable individuals.
The HHS licensees identified in SB 1759 include:
• Nurse assistants
• Operators of managed care facilities and facilities for the disabled
• Nursing home administrators
• Foster care providers
• Adult day care center administrators
• Home health aids
• Department of Mental Health facilities staff
“When we hire people for these caregiver positions we are giving them full control over the health and safety of some of the most vulnerable members of our society,” said Senator Ashburn. “It only makes sense that we weed out dangerous and violent individuals from these positions of responsibility and trust. Too much is at stake to do otherwise,” Ashburn concluded.
SB 1759 previously passed the Senate Human Services Committee and will next be voted on by the full Senate.
Senator Ashburn represents the 18th Senate District including Tulare, Kern, Inyo and San Bernardino Counties.
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District has installed new security doors on several doors within the Tehachapi Hospital. More doors are yet to be installed with new proximity-reader locks.
Effective immediately, only employees and authorized contractors who have a new TVHD Employee ID badge in their possession may enter the new ambulance entrance door. Very soon both the doors from the main lobby to the back will also have proximity-reader locks installed as well.
According to Ray Hino, CEO for the TVHD, this measure is being taken for the increased safety of the staff, patients and visitors.
“Doors will no longer be left unlocked or propped open,” he said.
He said if any staff do not have a new TVHD employee ID badge, they need to contact Debbie Thebeau in human resources.
Ashburn caregiver background check bill passes committee
Senator Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield) announced the passage of Senate Bill 1759 relating to caregiver background checks. SB 1759 prohibits caregivers from performing work involving direct contact with clients, patients until their background checks are complete.
Present law provides for background checks for licensed caregivers looking after the most vulnerable segments of our society, including the disabled, mentally handicapped and children. While those licensed by the State Department of Social Services (DSS) are currently subject to this requirement, SB 1759 specifies that all licenses under the broader Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) should be subject to such background checks before having any contact with vulnerable individuals.
The HHS licensees identified in SB 1759 include:
• Nurse assistants
• Operators of managed care facilities and facilities for the disabled
• Nursing home administrators
• Foster care providers
• Adult day care center administrators
• Home health aids
• Department of Mental Health facilities staff
“When we hire people for these caregiver positions we are giving them full control over the health and safety of some of the most vulnerable members of our society,” said Senator Ashburn. “It only makes sense that we weed out dangerous and violent individuals from these positions of responsibility and trust. Too much is at stake to do otherwise,” Ashburn concluded.
SB 1759 previously passed the Senate Human Services Committee and will next be voted on by the full Senate.
Senator Ashburn represents the 18th Senate District including Tulare, Kern, Inyo and San Bernardino Counties.
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