Utah Admin. Code R432-152-30 - Respite Care

(1) An Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities licensee may provide respite services that comply with the following requirements:

(a) the purpose of respite is to provide intermittent, time-limited care to give primary caretakers relief from the demands of caring for a person;

(b) respite services may be provided at an hourly rate or daily rate, but shall not exceed 14-days for any single respite stay;

(c) the licensee shall coordinate the delivery of respite services with the recipient of services, case manager and the family member or primary caretaker;

(d) the licensee shall document the person's response to the respite placement and coordinate with provider agencies to ensure an uninterrupted service delivery program;

(e) the licensee shall complete a service agreement to serve as the plan of care, and shall identify the prescribed medications, physician treatment orders, need for assistance for activities of daily living and diet orders;

(f) the licensee shall have written policies and procedures available to staff regarding the respite care clients that include:

(i) medication administration;

(ii) notification of a responsible party in the case of an emergency;

(iii) service agreement and admission criteria;

(iv) behavior management interventions;

(v) philosophy of respite services;

(vi) post-service summary;

(vii) training and in-service requirement for employees; and

(viii) handling personal funds;

(g) the licensee shall provide persons receiving respite services a copy of the resident rights documents upon initial day of service and updated annually; and

(h) the licensee shall maintain a record for each person receiving respite services that ensures:

(i) retention and storage of records complies with Subsections R432-152-29(3) and (4); and

(ii) confidentiality and release of information complies with Subsection R432-150-24(3).

(2) The licensee shall ensure each record contains the following:

(a) a service agreement;

(b) demographic information and resident identification data;

(c) nursing notes;

(d) physician treatment orders;

(e) records made by staff regarding daily care of the person in-service;

(f) accident and injury reports; and

(g) a post-service summary.

(3) The licensee shall file any client's advanced directive in the client record and inform staff of the directive.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R432-152-30

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-04, effective 1/31/2022 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-01, effective 12/19/2023