Section 0940-05-26-.02 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN PLACEMENT SERVICES FACILITIES(1) The facility must provide or procure assistance for clients in locating qualified dental, medical, nursing and pharmaceutical care including care for emergencies during hours of the facility's operation(2) The facility must ensure that an annual physical examination is provided or procured for each client (unless less often is indicated by the client's physician). Such examinations should include routine screenings (such as vision and hearing) and laboratory examinations (such as Pap smear and blood work), as determined necessary by the physician and special studies where the index of suspicion is high.(3) The facility must ensure that an annual dental screening is provided or procured for each client.(4) The facility must ensure that each client is provided with immunizations as required by the Tennessee Department of Health unless contraindicated by a physician's order.(5) The facility must ensure that each client receives a medical exam within ninety (90) days before or thirty (30) days after admission.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-26-.02
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988.Authority: T.C. A. § 33-2-504.