Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-177.8

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, September 4, 2024

Rule 441-177.8 - Supervising practitioner duties

(1)Instruction. The supervising practitioner shall provide instruction specific to each patient and the services each patient is receiving, including but not limited to instruction on documentation the worker should be creating and instruction on warning signs of which the worker should be aware.

(2)Schedule for reviewing documentation. The supervising practitioner shall set up a schedule for reviewing documentation that is specific to the services being provided to that particular patient and shall review the documentation according to the schedule.

(3)Medical records.

a. The supervising practitioner shall keep appropriate medical records, a copy of the service plan, and the physician's certification in the supervising practitioner's case file. In addition, the medical records shall include, whenever appropriate, transfer forms, physician's orders, progress notes, drug administration records, treatment records, and incident reports.

b. The supervising practitioner shall make all medical records available to the service worker, the client, and the client's legal representative.

c. The supervising practitioner shall ensure that, upon termination of the in-home care plan, the medical records are transferred to the county office of the department of human services or the office of the public health nurse.

d. The department of human services or the office of the public health nurse shall retain medical records transferred to it under paragraph 177.8(3)"c" for five years or, if an audit is commenced within the five years, until completion of that audit. During the period of retention, the department of human services or the office of the public health nurse shall make the medical records available to the service worker.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-177.8

Amended by IAB November 30, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 11, effective 2/1/2023