Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-407 - Admission
An administrator shall ensure that:
1. A resident is admitted only on a
physician's order;
2. The
physician's admitting order includes the nursing care institution services
required to meet the immediate needs of a resident, such as medication and food
services;
3. At the time of a
resident's admission, a registered nurse conducts or coordinates an initial
assessment on a resident to ensure the resident's immediate needs for nursing
care institution services are met;
4. A resident's needs do not exceed the
medical services and nursing services available at the nursing care institution
as established in the nursing care institution's scope of services;
5. Before or at the time of admission, a
resident or the resident's representative:
a.
Receives a documented agreement with the nursing care institution that includes
rates and charges,
b. Is informed
of third-party coverage for rates and charges,
c. Is informed of the nursing care
institution's refund policy, and
d.
Receives written information concerning the nursing care institution's policies
and procedures related to a resident's health care directives;
6. Within 30 calendar days before
admission or 10 working days after admission, a medical history and physical
examination is completed on a resident by:
a.
A physician, or
b. A physician
assistant or a registered nurse practitioner designated by the attending
physician;
7. Except as
specified in subsection (8), a resident provides evidence of freedom from
infectious tuberculosis:
a. Before or within
seven calendar days after the resident's admission, and
b. As specified in
R9-10-113;
8. A resident who transfers from a
nursing care institution to another nursing care institution is not required to
be rescreened for tuberculosis as specified in
R9-10-113
if:
a. Fewer than 12 months have passed since
the resident was screened for tuberculosis, and
b. The documentation of freedom from
infectious tuberculosis required in subsection (7) accompanies the resident at
the time of transfer; and
9. Compliance with the requirements in
subsection (6) is documented in the resident's medical record.
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