N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7404.10

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 41, October 9, 2024

Section 7404.10 - Formal resident population counts

(a) Formal resident population counts shall:

(1) be conducted at least once during each regularly scheduled shift throughout the course of a 24 hour period; and

(2) include an accounting of all residents housed in or otherwise assigned to the facility area in which such count is conducted.

(b) The results of each formal resident population count conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall be recorded in writing. Such written record shall include the:

(1) date and time of the count;

(2) facility area in which the count was conducted;

(3) number of residents accounted for; and

(4) names of staff conducting the count.

(c) Subsequent to each formal resident population count conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, the written records of the results of each count compiled pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section shall be immediately forwarded to the facility director or designee. Upon receipt of the results of the formal resident population counts, the facility director or designee shall determine the total formal resident population count. Such total formal resident population count shall account for every resident committed to the facility.

(d) Total formal resident population counts shall be made in writing and shall include the:

(1) date and time of such count;

(2) results of such count; and

(3) signature of the facility director or designee.

(e) The facility director or designee shall immediately initiate appropriate emergency procedures in response to any discrepancy in the resident population count.

(f) Nothing in this Part shall preclude the facility from conducting informal counts.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7404.10

Renumbered from subtitle AA of chapter III New York State Register April 11, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 15, eff. 4/11/2018