Section 81071 - Register of Clients(a) In all licensed facilities, the following shall apply: (1) The licensee shall maintain in the facility a register of all clients which must contain current information on the following:(A) Client's name and ambulatory status as specified in Sections 81070(b)(1) and 81070(b)(9).(B) Name, address and telephone number of client's attending physician.(C) Authorized representatives information as specified in Section 81070(b)(6).(D) Client's restricted health condition(s), if any, as specified in Section 81092(b). 1. The licensee may keep a separate client register with this information.(b) The register of clients shall be immediately available to the licensing agency to inspect, audit, and copy upon demand during normal business hours. Registers may be removed if necessary for copying. Removal of registers shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) Licensing representatives shall not remove the current register unless the same information is otherwise readily available in another document or format.(2) Prior to removing the register, a licensing representative shall prepare a list of the register documents to be removed, sign and date the list upon removal of the records, and leave a copy of the list with the administrator or designee.(3) Licensing representatives shall return the register undamaged and in the condition that it was received within three business days following the date the records were removed.(c) The licensee shall ensure that the register of current clients is kept in a central location at the facility. (1) A hardcopy of all items in the register shall be consolidated in an easily accessible and transportable container, which may include, but not be limited to, a binder or folder, so that information in the register may be accessed by facility staff and/or the licensing agency, and easily transported in the event of a disaster or an emergency.(2) Registers shall be confidential, as specified in Section 81070(c).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 81071
1. Change without regulatory effect adopting new section filed 1-5-2016 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2016, No. 2).
2. Amendment filed 9-7-2017; operative 9-7-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 36). Note: Authority cited: Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 5670 and 5671, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Sections 1507 and 1557.5, Health and Safety Code.
1. Change without regulatory effect adopting new section filed 1-5-2016 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2016, No. 2).
2. Amendment filed 9-7-2017; operative 9/7/2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 36).