Section 76345 - Health Support Services-Nursing Services(a) Facilities shall provide nursing services in accordance with the needs of the clients for the purpose of: (1) Development and maintenance of an environment that will meet their total health needs.(2) Assistance in achieving and maintaining optimal health.(3) Encouragement of maximum self-care and independence.(4) Training in habits of personal hygiene, family life, sex education (including family planning and venereal disease counseling).(5) Control of communicable diseases and infections through: (A) Identification and assessment.(B) Reporting to medical authorities.(C) Implementation of appropriate protective and preventive measures.(6) Development of a written plan for each client to provide for nursing services as a part of the individual program plan total habilitation program.(7) Modification of the nursing section of the individual program plan in terms of the client's daily needs at least every six months.(b) All physician orders shall be implemented as prescribed.(c) The attending physician shall be notified immediately of any signs of illness or marked change in condition.(d) The registered nurse shall participate when appropriate as a member of the interdisciplinary team as required in Section 76311(a) in at least the following areas: (1) The preadmission evaluation.(2) Program design and placement of the client at the time of admission to the facility.(3) The periodic reevaluation of the type, extent and quality of services and programming.(5) The referral to appropriate community resources.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76345
Note: Authority cited: Section 208(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276 and 1277, Health and Safety Code.