Section 350.620 Resident Care Policies

Section 350

Section 350.620  Resident

Care Policies

a)         The facility shall have written policies and procedures

governing all services provided by the facility which shall be formulated with

the involvement of the administrator. The policies shall be available to the

staff, residents and the public.  These written policies shall be followed in

operating the facility and shall be reviewed at least annually.  (B)

b)         These policies shall include:

1)         A written statement of the philosophy, objectives and goals

the facility is striving to achieve,

2)         A written statement linking the facility's role to the

"State Plan for the Developmentally Disabled," as prepared by and

available from the Governor's Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities,

3)         A written statement of the facility's goals for its residents,

4)         A written statement of the facility's concept of its

relationship to the parents of its residents or to the surrogates,

5)         A written statement concerning admission, transfer, and

discharge of residents including categories of residents accepted and not

accepted, residents that will be transferred or discharged, and other policies

of the facility.

6)         A written statement for resident care services including

physician services, emergency services, personal care and nursing services,

restorative services, activity services, pharmaceutical services, dietary

services, social services, resident records, dental services, and diagnostic

service (including laboratory and x-ray), (B)

7)         All the information contained in the policies shall be

available to consumer representatives, the public, staff, residents, and for

review by Department personnel.

c)         The facility shall have a written agreement with one or more

hospitals which indicates the hospital or hospitals will provide the following

services:

1)         Emergency admissions

laboratory and x-ray), (B)

7)         All the information contained in the policies shall be

available to consumer representatives, the public, staff, residents, and for

review by Department personnel.

c)         The facility shall have a written agreement with one or more

hospitals which indicates the hospital or hospitals will provide the following

services:

1)         Emergency admissions.

2)         Admission to a hospital of residents from the facility who are

in need of hospital care.

3)         Needed diagnostic services.

4)         Any other hospital based services needed by the resident.

d)         There shall be no blood transfusions performed in the

facility.  (B)