Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.22.152

Current through September 2, 2024

Section 16.03.22.152 - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

01.Admissions Policies. Each facility must develop and implement written admission policies and procedures, which must include:

a. The purpose, quantity, and characteristics of available services;

b. Limitations concerning delivery of routine personal care by persons of the opposite gender;

c. Notification to potential and existing residents and responsible parties if the facility accepts any residents who are on the sexual offender registry. The registry may be accessed online at http://isp.idaho.gov/sor_id/search.html; and

d. Notification to potential and existing residents if non-resident adults or children reside in the facility.

02.Resident Admission, Discharge, and Transfer. The facility must have policies addressing admission, discharge, and transfer of residents to, from, or within the facility.

03.Policies of Acceptable Admissions. Written descriptions of the conditions for admitting residents to the facility must include:

a. A resident will be admitted or retained only when:

i. The facility has the capability, capacity, and services to provide appropriate care;

ii. The resident does not require a type of service for which the facility is not licensed to provide or which the facility does not provide or arrange for; and

iii. The facility has the personnel, appropriate in numbers and with appropriate knowledge and skills to provide such services.

b. No resident will be admitted or retained who requires ongoing skilled nursing or care not within the legally licensed authority of the facility. Such residents include:

i. A resident who has a gastrostomy tube, arterial-venous (AV) shunt, or supra-pubic catheter inserted within the previous twenty-one (21) days;

ii. A resident who is receiving continuous total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or IV therapy;

iii. A resident who requires physical restraints, including bed rails;

iv. A resident who is comatose, except for a resident who has been assessed by a physician or authorized provider who has determined that death is likely to occur within thirty (30) days;

v. A resident who is on a mechanically supported breathing system, except for residents who use positive airway pressure devices only for sleep apnea, such as CPAP or BiPAP;

vi. A resident who has a tracheotomy who is unable to care for the tracheotomy independently;

vii. A resident who requires the use of a syringe to receive liquid or pureed nourishment directly into the mouth;

viii. For any resident who is assessed to require nursing care, the facility must ensure a licensed nurse is available to meet the needs of the resident.

ix. A resident who has physical, emotional, or social needs that are not compatible with the other residents in the facility;

x. A resident who is violent or a danger to themselves or others;

xi. Residents who are not capable of self-evacuation must not be admitted or retained by a facility which does not comply with NFPA, Standard 101 as referenced in Section 004 of these rules.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.22.152

Effective March 15, 2022