Section R432-152-16 - Physician Services(1)(a) The licensee shall ensure the availability of physician services 24 hours a day.(b) The physician shall develop, in coordination with facility licensed nursing personnel, a medical care plan of treatment for a client if the physician determines that the client requires 24-hour licensed nursing care.(c) The physician shall integrate the care plan into the client's program plan.(d) Each client requiring a medical care plan of treatment shall be admitted by and remain under the care of a health practitioner licensed to prescribe medical care for the client.(e) The licensee shall obtain written orders for medical treatment at the time of admission.(f) The licensee shall provide or obtain preventive and general medical care as well as annual physical examinations of each client that includes:(i) an evaluation of vision and hearing;(ii) immunizations, using as a guide the recommendations of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices or of the Committee on the Control of Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics;(iii) routine screening laboratory examinations, as determined necessary by the physician; and(iv) tuberculosis control in accordance with Rule R388-804, Tuberculosis Control.(2)(a) A physician shall participate in the establishment of each newly admitted client's initial individual program plan as required by Section R432-152-11.(b) A physician shall participate in the review and update of an individual program plan as part of the interdisciplinary team process either in person or through a written report to the interdisciplinary team.(c) A physician shall participate in the discharge planning of clients under a medical care plan of treatment.(d) In cases of discharge against medical advice, the licensee shall immediately notify the attending physician.Utah Admin. Code R432-152-16
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-04, effective 1/31/2022Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-01, effective 12/19/2023