Or. Admin. Code § 411-085-0220 - Quality Assurance

(1) QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ASSURANCE COMMITTEE. Each facility must have a Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee. The committee must include the administrator, medical director, Director of Nursing Services (DNS), consulting pharmacist and at least one other facility staff person. The committee must:

(a) Ensure a quality assurance program is conducted as required in this rule;

(b) Adopt facility policies as identified in OAR 411-085-0210;

(c) Ensure a pharmaceutical services review is completed as required by OAR 411-086-0260(2);

(d) Ensure that an infection control program as identified in OAR 411-086-0330 is conducted; and

(e) Meet no less often than quarterly.

(2) QUALITY ASSURANCE. The Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee must conduct an annual review of care practices to ensure quality. The review must include:

(a) Evaluation of resident audits (biannual physical examination of a representative sample of facility residents). The sample must include a minimum of 20 percent of the residents or ten residents, whichever is greater;

(b) Clinical records, including medication administration and treatments;

(c) Resident nutritional status, including weights, intake, and output;

(d) Care plans to ensure that care needs have been identified and addressed;

(e) The services and functions required by the policies listed in OAR 411-085-0210; and

(f) Actions taken to resolve identified problems and to prevent their recurrence.

(3) DOCUMENTATION. All meetings of the Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee must be documented. Documentation must include a listing of those in attendance, length of the meeting, issues discussed, findings, actions, recommendations made and assessment of previous actions and recommendations.

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Or. Admin. Code § 411-085-0220

SSD 19-1990, f. 8-29-90, cert. ef. 10-1-90; SPD 26-2004, f. 7-30-04, cert. ef. 8-1-04

Stat. Auth.: ORS 410.070 & 441.055

Stat. Implemented: ORS 441.055 & 441.615