La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9761

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section I-9761 - Policies and Procedures

A. There shall be written policies and procedures that:

1. are available to staff, residents and legal representatives governing all areas of care and services provided by the nursing facility;

2. ensure that each resident receives the necessary care and services to promote the highest level of physical, medical, psychosocial functioning, and well-being of each resident;

3. are developed with the advice of a group of professional personnel consisting of at least a currently licensed physician, the administrator, and the director of nursing services;

4. are revised as necessary, but reviewed by the professional personnel group referenced in Paragraph A.3 of this Section at least annually;

5. are available to admitting physicians;

6. reflect an awareness of, and provisions for, meeting the total physical, medical, and psychosocial needs of residents, including admission, transfer and discharge planning, and the range of services available to residents, including frequency of physician visits by each type of similarly diagnosed resident admitted; and

7. are approved by the governing body.

B. The nursing facility shall develop and implement written policies and procedures that prohibit mistreatment, neglect, and abuse of residents and misappropriation of resident property.

1. The nursing facility's personnel, visitors, and residents shall not use verbal, mental, sexual or physical abuse, corporal punishment, or involuntary seclusion.

2. The nursing facility shall develop and implement policies and procedures for screening and training employees, for protection of the residents, and for the preventing, identifying, investigating, and reporting of abuse.

C. The nursing facility shall develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent, respond to, report, and mitigate instances of healthcare workplace violence.

D. The nursing facility is not required to admit registered sex offenders; however, if the nursing facility admits a registered sex offender, then the nursing facility shall develop policies and procedures to ensure that residents, their family members, and/or their responsible parties or guardians are notified upon admission of sex offenders living in the facilities. Such policies and procedures must include provisions for addressing the safety and well-being of other residents, staff, and visitors. The requirement of notification shall continue for as long as the information is considered a public record.

E. The administrator or his designee is responsible, in writing, for the execution of such policies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9761

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 421903 11/1/2016), Amended LR 49, Amended LR 491075 (6/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and 40:2009.1-2009.44.