Section 22-B3270. DISCHARGE PLANNING

 

3270.1A transfer or discharge of a resident from a nursing facility shall be done in accordance with the Nursing Home and Community Residence Facility Residents’ Protection Act of 1985, effective April 18, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-108; D.C. Official Code §§ 44-1003.01, et seq. (2005 Repl. & 2011 Supp.)).

 

3270.2The facility shall conduct a discharge assessment of each resident within fourteen (14) days after admission and twice annually thereafter.  The discharge assessment shall include:

 

(a)A timeframe for discharging the resident to return home or to another facility; and

 

(b)If the resident is likely to be discharged within six (6) months after the discharge assessment, a discharge plan.

 

3270.3Upon oral and written notification of discharge, the nursing facility shall provide to the resident and his or her representative:

 

(a)A current assessment of the resident’s care needs and the kind of services and supports the resident will need upon discharge;

 

(b)Information about the resident’s right to receive counseling that explains the resident’s options of community-based care and care in the home, including the right to request that the facility arrange a visit to at least one (1) alternative community-based care facility; and

 

(c)A discharge plan that:

 

(1)Links the resident with community resources, including the District of Columbia Aging and Disability Resource Center;

 

(2)Explains the resident’s options of community-based care and care in the home, including the right to request that the facility arrange a visit to at least one (1) alternative community-based care facility; and

 

(3)Sets forth an arrangement for the resident and an immediate family member or legal representative, if any, to visit at least one (1) alternative community-based care facility, at the resident’s request.

 

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 58 DCR 10619, 10628 (December 16, 2011).