An administrator shall ensure that:
1. A plan is established, documented, and
implemented for an ongoing quality management program that, at a minimum,
includes:
a. A method to identify, document,
and evaluate incidents;
b. A method
to collect data to evaluate services provided to residents;
c. A method to evaluate the data collected to
identify a concern about the delivery of services related to resident
care;
d. A method to make changes
or take action as a result of the identification of a concern about the
delivery of services related to resident care; and
e. The frequency of submitting a documented
report required in subsection (2) to the governing authority;
2. A documented report is
submitted to the governing authority that includes:
a. An identification of each concern about
the delivery of services related to resident care, and
b. Any change made or action taken as a
result of the identification of a concern about the delivery of services
related to resident care; and
3. The report required in subsection (2) and
the supporting documentation for the report are maintained for at least 12
months after the date the report is submitted to the governing
authority.
Notes
Ariz. Admin.
Code §
R9-10-704
Adopted as an emergency
effective October 26, 1988, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026, valid for only 90 days
(Supp. 88-4). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency
effective January 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026, valid for only 90 days
(Supp. 89-1). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency
effective April 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026, valid for only 90 days
(Supp. 89-2). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency
effective July 31, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026, valid for only 90 days
(Supp. 89-3). Permanent rules adopted with changes effective October 30, 1989
(Supp. 89-4). Section R9-10-704 repealed, new Section R9-10-704 adopted
effective November 1, 1998, under an exemption from the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 178, § 17; filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State October 2, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Section
repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective
October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).
The following Section was repealed and a new Article
adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure
Act which means these rules were not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory
Review Council; the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to
the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register;
and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on these rules
(Supp. 98-4).
