Rule 290-9-37-.16 - Admission(1) Community Living Arrangements shall not admit or retain a resident whose care requirements are beyond that which the residence is able to support.(2) The Community Living Arrangement administrator or his or her designee shall conduct a complete review of all medical, physical, behavioral, and social health documentation as part of the personal interview process. If the individual is not currently enrolled in another Division of MHDDAD funded service, or if documentation is not available, an appropriate health care professional shall conduct an assessment of the individual to assist the administrator or his or her designee in determining whether the Community Living Arrangement can meet the individual's needs.(3) The Community Living Arrangement administrator shall conduct an interview with the individual requesting services and, as authorized by the individual, the individual's legally authorized representative or legal guardian, if any, to ascertain that the residence can meet the individual's needs.(4) The administrator or site manager shall require the individual to provide the residence with a report of a physical examination from a licensed physician or other health care professional authorized by law dated within 12 months prior to the date of admission. Additionally, the report shall indicate that the individual shall be free of signs or symptoms of any infectious disease that is likely to be transmitted.(5) The results of a satisfactory screening for tuberculosis of the individual by a health care professional or licensed practical nurse authorized by law dated within 12 months prior to the date of admission shall be documented in the individual's file prior to admission.(6) The Community Living Arrangement shall not provide residential services to individuals whose services are not authorized and reimbursed, in whole or in part, by the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases of the Department of Human Resources.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 290-9-37-.16
O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-7-1et seq., 37-1-22.
Original Rule entitled "Admission" adopted. F. Oct. 24, 2002; eff. Nov. 13, 2002.