Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 54319

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 54319 - Staff Physician Services
(a) Staff physician services shall include consultation to staff and may include the following limited direct services to the participant:
(1) Periodic physical examination as part of the assessment process.
(2) Consultation with the participant's physician.
(3) Minor, incidental or occasional treatment.
(4) The development of the medical component of the individual participant's plan of care, except when this component is developed by the participant's physician who retains primary responsibility for all medical care provided to the participant.
(b) The center staff physician may sign the authorization request and the individualized plan of care.
(c) By arrangement with the center director, staff physician services shall be provided at the center on a regular basis. Staff physician services may be secured on a voluntary basis or may be paid by the adult day health center on an hourly basis consistent with reasonable reimbursement for similar consultative services.
(d) Space shall be provided which ensures privacy for the staff physician's examination and consultation.
(e) The adult day health center may allow participants who are independently responsible for taking their own medication at home, if authorized by the participant's physician, to continue to be responsible for taking their own medication during the hours spent in the adult day health care program.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 54319