Section 0465-02-13-.02 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES(1) The licensee must provide or procure assistance for persons supported in locating qualified dental, medical, nursing and pharmaceutical care including care for emergencies during hours of the facility's operation.(2) The licensee must ensure that an annual physical examination is provided or procured for each person supported (unless less often is indicated by the physician of the person supported). 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 licensee must ensure that an annual dental screening is provided or procured for each person supported.(4) The licensee must ensure that each person supported is provided with immunizations as required by the Tennessee Department of Health unless contraindicated by a physician's order.(5) The licensee must ensure that each person supported receives a medical exam within ninety (90) days before or thirty (30) days after admission.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-13-.02
New rules filed July 6, 2016; effective 10/4/2016.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 33-1-201, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-407.