22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-745-50

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024

Section 22VAC40-745-50 - Authorization of services to be provided

A. The assessor is responsible for authorizing the individual for the appropriate level of care for admission to and continued stay in an assisted living facility.

B. The assisted living facility must be knowledgeable of the criteria for level of care in an assisted living facility and is responsible for discharge of the resident whenever a resident does not meet the criteria for level of care in an assisted living facility upon admission or at any later time.

C. The appropriate level of care must be documented on the uniform assessment instrument, completed in a manner consistent with the definitions of activities of daily living and directions provided in the User's Manual: Virginia Uniform Assessment Instrument.

D. During an inspection or review, staff from either the department, DMAS, or the local department of social services may initiate a change in level of care for any assisted living facility resident for whom it is determined that the resident's uniform assessment instrument is not reflective of the resident's current status.

22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-745-50

Derived from VR615-46-02 § 2.4, eff. February 1, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 1, eff. November 1, 2006.

Statutory Authority

§§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-1732 of the Code of Virginia.