S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-17.1000.1013

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 61-17.1000.1013 - Discharge and Transfer

A. Residents shall be transferred or discharged only upon physician orders and only as appropriate in accordance with the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities. Immediate transfer is permissible in cases of medical emergencies or where the health and safety of other residents would be endangered, in accordance with the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities.

B. Notification of resident discharge and transfer shall be in accordance with the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities. In cases of transfer due to medical emergencies or instances where other residents may be endangered, the family member, if any, shall be notified within a time period that is practicable under the circumstances, but not later than twenty-four (24) hours following the transfer.

C. Other than residents transferred back to their home, residents requiring care and/or supervision shall be transferred or discharged to a location that is licensed to provide that care and is appropriate to the resident's needs and abilities. (II)

D. Upon transfer or discharge, the facility shall assure that resident information, medications, as appropriate, personal possessions and personal monies are released to the resident and/or the receiving facility in a manner that assures continuity of treatment, care, and services. (II)

E. A discharge summary shall accompany each resident discharged or transferred to another licensed healthcare facility, or shall be forwarded to the receiving facility in a manner that assures continuity of care and services.

F. The facility shall have a written transfer agreement with one (1) or more hospitals that provides reasonable assurance that transfer of residents will be made between the hospital and the facility whenever such transfer is deemed medically appropriate by the attending physician; or, the facility shall have on file documented evidence that it has attempted in good faith to effect a transfer agreement. The transfer agreement shall be dated and signed by authorized officials who are a party to the agreement. The agreement shall provide reasonable assurance of mutual exchange of information necessary or useful in the care and treatment of individuals transferred between the facilities. The agreement may be updated following a change of Administrator; the agreement shall be updated following changes in licensee or at any other time as deemed advisable to maintain or further improve continuity of care.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-17.1000.1013

Replaced and amended byState Register Volume 40, Issue No. 03, eff. 3/25/2016.