Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-160

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, August 22, 2024

Section 28-39-160 - Other resident services

(a) Special care section. A nursing facility may develop a special care section within the nursing facility to serve the needs of a specific group of residents.

(1) The facility shall designate a specific portion of the facility for the special care section.

(2) The facility shall develop admission and discharge criteria that identify the diagnosis, behavior, or specific clinical needs of the residents to be served. The medical diagnosis, physician's progress notes, or both shall justify admission to the section.

(3) A written physician's order shall be required for placement.

(4) Direct care staff shall be present in the section at all times.

(5) Before admission to a special care section, the facility shall inform the resident or resident's legal representative in writing of the services and programs available in the special care section that are different from those services and programs provided in the other sections of the facility.

(6) The facility shall provide a training program for each staff member before the member's assignment to the section. Evidence of completion of the training shall be on file in the employee's personnel records.

(7) The facility shall provide in-service training specific to the needs of the residents in the special care section to staff at regular intervals.

(8) The facility shall develop and make available to the clinical care staff policies and procedures for operation of the special care section.

(9) The facility shall provide a substation for use by the direct care staff in the special care section. The design of the substation shall be in accordance with the needs of the special care section and shall allow for visibility of the corridors from that location.

(10) Staff in the section shall be able to observe and hear resident and emergency call signals from the corridor and nurse substation.

(11) The facility shall provide living, dining, activity, and recreational areas in the special care section at the rate of 27 square feet per resident, except when residents are able to access living, dining, activity, and recreational areas in another section of the facility.

(12) The comprehensive resident assessment shall indicate that the resident would benefit from the program offered by the special care section.

(13) The resident comprehensive care plan shall include interventions that effectively assist the resident in correcting or compensating for the identified problems or need.

(14) Control of exits shall be the least restrictive possible for the residents in the section.

(b) Adult day care. A nursing facility may provide adult day care services to any individual whose physical, mental, and psychosocial needs can be met by intermittent nursing, psychosocial, and rehabilitative or restorative services.

(1) The nursing facility shall develop written policies and procedures for provision of adult day care services.

(2) The nursing facility shall develop criteria for admission to and discharge from the adult day care service.

(3) The nursing facility shall maintain a clinical record of services provided to clients in the adult day care program.

(4) The provision of adult day care services shall not adversely affect the care and services offered to residents of the facility.

(c) Respite care. A nursing facility may provide respite care to individuals on a short-term basis of not more than 30 consecutive days.

(1) The facility shall develop policies and procedures for the provision of respite care.

(2) All requirements for admission of a resident to a nursing facility shall be met for an individual admitted for respite care.

(3) The facility may obtain an order from the resident's physician indicating that the resident may return to the facility at a later date for respite care.

(A) The facility may identify the resident's clinical record as inactive until the resident returns.

(B) Each time the resident returns to the facility for subsequent respite services, the resident's physician shall review the physician plan of care and shall indicate any significant change that has occurred in the resident's medical condition since the previous stay.

(C) The facility shall review and revise the comprehensive assessment and care plan, if needed.

(D) The facility shall conduct a comprehensive assessment after any significant change in the resident's physical, mental, or psychosocial functioning and not less often than once a year.

(E) Any facility with a ban on admissions shall not admit or readmit residents for respite care.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-160

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-932; effective Nov. 1, 1993; amended Feb. 21, 1997; amended Oct. 8, 1999.