Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.16 - Admission Agreements
(1)
Contents of the Written Admission Agreement. The assisted living community must
ensure that the admission agreement is written in plain and understandable
language and is consistent with the information contained on the licensed
residential care profile.
(a) The admission
agreement must include a current statement of all fees and daily, weekly or
monthly charges; the services covered by those basic fees and any other
services which the assisted living community provides on an additional fee
basis.
(b) The admission agreement
must contain a statement that residents and their representatives or legal
surrogates shall be informed, in writing, at least 30 days prior to any
increase in established charges related to the provision of personal services
and at least 60 days prior to any increase in charges for room and
board.
(c) The admission agreement
must contain provisions for the administrator or on-site manager's continuous
assessment of the resident's needs, referral for appropriate services as may be
required if the resident's condition changes and referral for transfer or
discharge if required due to a change in the resident's condition.
(d) The admission agreement must contain a
description of how the community responds to formal complaints received from
residents and their representatives and how to file a complaint within the
community.
(e) The admission
agreement must contain provisions for transportation of residents for shopping,
recreation, rehabilitation, medical services. Such transportation service may
be provided by the assisted living community as either a basic service or on a
reimbursement basis; with transportation for emergency use available at all
times.
(f) The admission agreement
must include the assisted living community's refund policy when a resident
dies, is transferred or discharged.
(g) The admission agreement must include a
statement that a resident may not be required to perform services for the
assisted living community.
(h) The
admission agreement must include a copy of the house rules, which must be in
writing and also posted in the assisted living community and explain how
violations of the house rules will be addressed by the community. House rules
must be consistent with residents' rights. House rules must include, but not be
limited to policies regarding the use of tobacco and alcohol, the times and
frequency of use of the telephone, visitors elopement from the community, hours
and volume for viewing and listening to television, radio and other audiovisual
equipment, whether residents' personal pets or household pets are permitted and
the use of personal property.
(i)
The admission agreement must disclose how and by what level of staff
medications are handled in the community. The agreement must also specify who
is responsible for initial acquisition and refilling of prescribed medications
utilizing unit or multidose packaging for the resident. Either this
responsibility will remain with the resident, representative or legal
surrogate, if any, or be assigned to the assisted living community operating
through the administrator or on-site manager.
(j) The admission agreement must disclose
whether the community permits the resident to employ independent proxy
caregivers, sitters, etc. or requires the purchase of such services from
approved providers.
(k) For
residents first admitted after July 1, 2025, the admission agreement must
include information on the medical alert system, if applicable, including a
statement explaining that use of the system is optional for
residents.
(2) The
assisted living community must provide each resident, representative, legal
surrogate with an opportunity to read the complete agreement prior to the
execution of the admissions agreement. In the event that a resident,
representative or legal surrogate is unable to read the agreement, the
administrator or on-site manager must take steps to assure communication of the
contents of the admission agreement to be signed.
(3) The assisted living community must
provide the resident and representative or legal surrogate, if any, with a
signed copy of the agreement. A copy signed by both parties (resident and
administrator or on-site manager) must be retained in the resident's file and
maintained by the administrator or on-site manager of the assisted living
community.
(4) The assisted living
community must not use a written admission agreement or any other written
agreement signed by the resident or the resident's legal representative which
waives or attempts to waive any of the resident's rights these rules
protect.
Notes
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(1) Contents of the Written Admission Agreement. The assisted living community must ensure that the admission agreement is written in plain and understandable language and is consistent with the information contained on the licensed residential care profile.
(a) The admission agreement must include a current statement of all fees and daily, weekly or monthly charges; the services covered by those basic fees and any other services which the assisted living community provides on an additional fee basis.
(b) The admission agreement must contain a statement that residents and their representatives or legal surrogates shall be informed, in writing, at least 30 days prior to any increase in established charges related to the provision of personal services and at least 60 days prior to any increase in charges for room and board .
(c) The admission agreement must contain provisions for the administrator or on-site manager 's continuous assessment of the resident 's needs, referral for appropriate services as may be required if the resident 's condition changes and referral for transfer or discharge if required due to a change in the resident 's condition.
(d) The admission agreement must contain a description of how the community responds to formal complaints received from residents and their representatives and how to file a complaint within the community .
(e) The admission agreement must contain provisions for transportation of residents for shopping, recreation, rehabilitation, medical services . Such transportation service may be provided by the assisted living community as either a basic service or on a reimbursement basis; with transportation for emergency use available at all times.
(f) The admission agreement must include the assisted living community 's refund policy when a resident dies, is transferred or discharged.
(g) The admission agreement must include a statement that a resident may not be required to perform services for the assisted living community .
(h) The admission agreement must include a copy of the house rules, which must be in writing and also posted in the assisted living community and explain how violations of the house rules will be addressed by the community . House rules must be consistent with residents' rights. House rules must include, but not be limited to policies regarding the use of tobacco and alcohol, the times and frequency of use of the telephone, visitors elopement from the community , hours and volume for viewing and listening to television, radio and other audiovisual equipment, whether residents' personal pets or household pets are permitted and the use of personal property.
(i) The admission agreement must disclose how and by what level of staff medications are handled in the community . The agreement must also specify who is responsible for initial acquisition and refilling of prescribed medications utilizing unit or multidose packaging for the resident . Either this responsibility will remain with the resident , representative or legal surrogate , if any, or be assigned to the assisted living community operating through the administrator or on-site manager .
(j) The admission agreement must disclose whether the community permits the resident to employ independent proxy caregivers, sitters, etc. or requires the purchase of such services from approved providers.
(2) The assisted living community must provide each resident , representative , legal surrogate with an opportunity to read the complete agreement prior to the execution of the admissions agreement. In the event that a resident , representative or legal surrogate is unable to read the agreement, the administrator or on-site manager must take steps to assure communication of the contents of the admission agreement to be signed.
(3) The assisted living community must provide the resident and representative or legal surrogate , if any, with a signed copy of the agreement. A copy signed by both parties (resident and administrator or on-site manager ) must be retained in the resident 's file and maintained by the administrator or on-site manager of the assisted living community .
(1) The assisted living community must not use a written admission agreement or any other written agreement signed by the resident or the resident 's legal representative which waives or attempts to waive any of the resident 's rights these rules protect.