Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-208 - Admission

A. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A patient is admitted as an inpatient on the order of a medical staff member;

2. An individual, authorized by policies and procedures, is available to accept a patient for admission;

3. Except in an emergency, informed consent is obtained from a patient or the patient's representative before or at the time of admission;

4. The informed consent obtained in subsection (3) or the lack of consent in an emergency is documented in the patient's medical record;

5. A physician or other medical staff member performs a medical history and physical examination on a patient within 30 calendar days before admission or within 48 hours after admission and documents the medical history and physical examination in the patient's medical record within 48 hours after admission;

6. If a physician or other medical staff member performs a medical history and physical examination on a patient before admission, the physician or the medical staff member enters an interval note into the patient's medical record at the time of admission; and

7. A patient or the patient's representative is given an opportunity to:

a. Designate an individual who is willing to participate in discharge planning and act as the patient's aftercare provider;

b. Provide contact information for the patient's aftercare provider; and

c. Change the patient's designated aftercare provider before discharge.

B. If a patient is admitted after a suicide attempt or exhibits suicidal ideation, an administrator shall ensure that the requirements in R9-10-225(B) are met as part of an inpatient assessment.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-208

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2785, effective October 1, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 536, effective March 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-1). Section R9-10-208 renumbered to R9-10-214 ; new Section R9-10-208 renumbered from R9-10-210 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 2797, effective 1/1/2021. Amended by exempt rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 661, effective 5/1/2021.