Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 87609 - Allowable Health Conditions and the Use of Home Health Agencies
(a) A licensee shall be permitted to accept
or retain persons who have a health condition(s) which requires incidental
medical services including, but not limited to, the conditions specified in
Section 87612, Restricted Health
Conditions.
(b) Incidental medical
care may be provided to residents through a licensed home health agency
provided the following conditions are met:
(1)
The licensee is in substantial compliance with the requirements of Health and
Safety Code Sections
1569-
1569.87,
and of Chapter 8, Division 6, of Title 22, CCR, governing Residential Care
Facilities for the Elderly.
(2) The
licensee provides the supporting care and supervision needed to meet the needs
of the resident receiving home health care.
(3) The licensee informs the home health
agency of any duties the regulations prohibit facility staff from performing,
and of any regulations that address the resident's specific
condition(s).
(4) The licensee and
home health agency agree in writing on the responsibilities of the home health
agency, and those of the licensee in caring for the resident's medical
condition(s).
(A) The written agreement shall
reflect the services, frequency and duration of care.
(B) The written agreement shall include day
and evening contact information for the home health agency, and the method of
communication between the agency and the facility, which may include verbal
contact, electronic mail, or logbook.
(C) The written agreement shall be signed by
the licensee or licensee representative, and representative of the home health
agency, and placed in the resident's file.
(c) The use of home health agencies to care
for a resident's medical condition(s) does not expand the scope of care and
supervision that the licensee is required to provide.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 1569.30, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1569.2, 1569.312 and 1569.725, Health and Safety Code.
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