Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-62-.07 - Governing Body
(1)
The governing body is responsible for providing the oversight necessary to
ensure that the home operates in compliance with applicable requirements:
Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, administrative
rules and regulations of the Department of Community Health, Chapters 111-8-25,
111-8-62 and 111-8-100, and all other statutes, rules and
regulations.
(2) The governing body
must ensure that the Department has current contact information consisting of
name, e-mail address for departmental notifications to the home, physical
addresses, and phone numbers for the governing body and the administrator or
on-site manager of the home. The governing body must ensure that staff is held
accountable for delivering any notices provided to the governing body at the
listed addresses to the governing body.
(3) The governing body is responsible for
implementing policies, procedures and practices in the home that support the
core values of dignity, respect, choice, independence and privacy of the
residents in a safe environment and in accordance with these rules. At a
minimum, the policies and procedures that are developed must provide direction
for the staff and residents on the following:
(a) The services available in the home,
including, personal services, memory care services/centers and any other
specialized services such as designated proxy caregivers.
(b) Admissions, discharges and immediate
transfers which ensure that the home does not admit or retain residents who
need more care than the home is authorized or capable of providing.
(c) Refunds when a resident is transferred or
discharged.
(d) Training and
ongoing evaluation of staff, including specialized training if designated proxy
caregivers are provided or memory care is offered.
(e) House rules and their
enforcement.
(f) Protecting the
rights of the residents as set forth in these rules;
(g) Medication management, procurement and
the professional oversight provided for such services.
(h) Health and hygiene issues for residents
and staff relating to infection control, work policies and return to work
policies, food borne illnesses and reportable diseases.
(i) The investigation and reporting of abuse,
neglect, exploitation of residents, residents' wandering away from the
community, accidents, injuries and changes in residents' conditions to required
parties.
(j) Discipline procedures
for handling conduct which is inconsistent with the policies of the home
committed by staff.
(k) Emergency
preparedness, drills and evacuation requirements.
(l) Quality assurance and peer review
mechanisms to determine opportunities for improving care utilizing information
acquired from reports and investigations of serious incidents, including
resident and family feedback.
(m)
The use of volunteers, who have unsupervised access to the residents and their
orientation regarding resident's rights and basic safety precautions.
(n) The specific use of proxy caregivers
allowed within the home and the oversight of proxy caregivers the home requires
or provides in accordance with Georgia law, these rules and the rules for proxy
caregivers, Chapter 111-8-100.
(o)
The safety and security precautions that will be employed by the home to
protect residents from harm by other residents, designated proxy caregivers and
other individuals, not employed by the home who routinely come into the
home.
(p) The staffing plan which
takes into account the specific needs of the residents and also includes
arrangements for staffing in the absence of regularly scheduled
staff.
(4) The governing
body must not permit any person who is a member of the governing body,
administration or staff to serve as the representative of a resident of the
home.
(5) Where a member of the
governing body, administration or staff serves as the representative payee of
the resident, the home must use the funds received for the exclusive use and
benefit and in the best interest of the resident and maintain necessary records
to support such use.
(6) The
governing body must ensure that staff accepts certified mail from the
Department when sent to the licensed home.
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