Haw. Code R. § 17-1737-37 - Other service requirements
(a) Providers of
long-term institutional services shall establish and implement written policies
and procedures that govern access to, duplication of, and dissemination of
information from applicants' or recipients' records:
(1) The following information about
applicants and recipients shall not be released:
(A) Names and addresses;
(B) Eligibility status, the amount of
assistance, or both;
(C) Medical
services provided;
(D) Social and
economic conditions or circumstances;
(E) The department's evaluation of personal
information; and
(F) Medical data,
including diagnosis and past history of disease or disability; and
(2) The conditions for release of
information by the department shall be in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 17-1702.
(b)
Recipients shall have freedom in the selection of any qualified medicaid
provider from whom the recipient may obtain services, in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 17-1736.
(c)
Providers of long-term institutional services shall submit to the department a
written incident report for each incident that result in harm to the medicaid
recipient. These reportable incidents include, reaction to a drug or therapy,
all bodily injuries that require medical intervention, and absence without
leave for one or more nights. An incident report shall be in writing and shall
be submitted to the department within seventy-two hours of a reportable
incident. Written reports shall include the following:
(1) Name of the NF or ICF-MR;
(2) Name, age, and birthdate of the
recipient;
(3) Resident's
diagnosis;
(4) Resident's acuity
level at time of incident;
(5)
Date, time, and place of the incident;
(6) Description of how the incident
occurred;
(7) Description of the
kind and extent of medical intervention; and
(8) Date incident report was written, and
signature and title of the reporting individual.
(d) Providers of long-term institutional
services shall admit and provide NF or ICF-MR levels of care, treatment, and
services to medicaid recipients without discrimination, separation, or any
other distinction on the basis of race, color, national origin, or mental or
physical handicap in accordance with the provisions of chapter
17-1736.
(e) For NFs and ICF-MRs,
medical records shall be retained three years from the date of a resident's
discharge from the provider's care.
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