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Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: The address for sending reports required under 7 AAC 12.405 is Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Certification and Licensing, 619 East Ship Creek Avenue, Suite 232, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; telephone: 907-334-2482; facsimile: 907-334-2682. 7 AAC 12.410. Personnel. Repealed 11/19/83. Editor’s note: The substance of this regulation was revised and reorganized as part of a comprehensive revision of this chapter, effective 11/19/83, Register 88, and appears in 7 AAC 12.650 and 7 AAC 12.660. The history notes at the end of those sections do not reflect the history of this section. 7 AAC 12.415. Clinical staff and support staff. (a) In addition to meeting the requirements of 7 AAC 12.660, a birth center shall ensure that sufficient, qualified clinical staff and support staff are on duty and on call for the routine delivery of services needed by clients and newborns, and for the safe maintenance and operation of the birth center. The birth center shall assure client and newborn safety, including during any period of high demand or emergency, and shall assure that each client who is in active labor is attended as required under (e) of this section. The birth center shall

(1) post a schedule listing available clinical staff and consulting specialists who may be contacted if necessary;

(2) ensure that written personnel policies are available to personnel; these policies must include at least the following:

(A) conditions of employment;

(B) the respective obligations of employer and employee;

(C) grievance procedures;

(3) provide for training, education, and development of the clinical staff and support staff, including at least the following:

(A) orientation of new staff members, including policies and procedures, infection