Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 54319 - Staff Physician Services
(a)
Staff physician services shall include consultation to staff and may include
the following limited direct services to the participant:
(1) Periodic physical examination as part of
the assessment process.
(2)
Consultation with the participant's physician.
(3) Minor, incidental or occasional
treatment.
(4) The development of
the medical component of the individual participant's plan of care, except when
this component is developed by the participant's physician who retains primary
responsibility for all medical care provided to the
participant.
(b) The
center staff physician may sign the authorization request and the
individualized plan of care.
(c) By
arrangement with the center director, staff physician services shall be
provided at the center on a regular basis. Staff physician services may be
secured on a voluntary basis or may be paid by the adult day health center on
an hourly basis consistent with reasonable reimbursement for similar
consultative services.
(d) Space
shall be provided which ensures privacy for the staff physician's examination
and consultation.
(e) The adult day
health center may allow participants who are independently responsible for
taking their own medication at home, if authorized by the participant's
physician, to continue to be responsible for taking their own medication during
the hours spent in the adult day health care program.
Notes
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