Section 22-B3206. RESIDENT CARE POLICIES

 

3206.1There shall be written policies to govern nursing care and related medical and other services provided, including written policies on:

 

(a)Nursing services;

 

(b)Physician services;

 

(c)Emergency care;

 

(d)Dental services;

 

(e)Ventilator services;

 

(f)Use of physical and chemical restraints;

 

(g)Infection control;

 

(h)Medication management;

 

(i) Podiatry services;

 

(j)Dialysis services;

 

(k)Recreational services;

 

(l)Emergency water supply;

 

(m)Laundry and linen management;

 

(n)Fire and disaster preparedness;

 

(o)Resident emergency and non-emergency transportation;

 

(p)Continuity in assigning the same nursing staff to the same residents; and

 

(q)Therapeutic services.

 

3206.2These policies shall be developed with the advice of a committee of professional personnel, including the Medical Director, the Director of Nursing and appropriate department heads as deemed necessary by the facility.

 

3206.3Policies shall be reviewed by the committee at least annually with written notations, signatures, and dates of review.

 

3206.4The Administrator shall be responsible for the execution of these policies.

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 5(a) of the Health-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice, and Home Care Licensure Act of 1983, effective February 24, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-48, D.C. Official Code § 44-504(a)(2011 Supp.)) (hereinafter the Act), and in accordance with Mayor’s Order 98-137, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 473 (January 18, 2002); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10619 (December 16, 2011).