Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72381 - Activity Program-Requirements
(a) Patients shall be encouraged to
participate in activities planned to meet their individual needs. An activity
program shall have a written, planned schedule of social and other purposeful
independent or group activities. The program shall be designed to make life
more meaningful, to stimulate and support physical and mental capabilities to
the fullest extent, to enable the patient to maintain the highest attainable
social, physical and emotional functioning but not necessarily to correct or
remedy a disability.
(b) The
activity program shall consist of individual, small and large group activities
which are designed to meet the needs and interests of each patient and which
include, but are not limited to:
(1) Social
activities.
(2) Indoor and
out-of-doors activities, which may include supervised daily walks.
(3) Activities away from the
facility.
(4) Religious
programs.
(5) Opportunity for
patient involvement for planning and implementation of the activity
program.
(6) Creative
activities.
(7) Educational
activities.
(8) Exercise
activities.
(c)
Activities shall be available on a daily basis.
(d) The activity leader, at a minimum, shall:
(1) Develop, implement and supervise the
activity program.
(2) Plan and
conduct in-service training of the staff of the facility at least
annually.
(3) Coordinate the
activity schedule with other patient services.
(4) Maintain a current list of patients from
the nursing service who are not physically able to participate in
activities.
(5) Post the activity
schedule conspicuously, in large visible print, for the information of patients
and staff.
(6) Request and maintain
equipment and supplies.
(7) Develop
and maintain contacts with community agencies and organizations.
(8) Develop and implement activities for
patients unable to leave their rooms.
(9) Maintain progress notes specific to the
patient's activity plan which are recorded at least quarterly, and more
frequently if needed, in the patient's health record.
(10) Maintain a current record of the type f
frequency of activities provided and the names of patients participating in
each activity.
(e) Where
appropriate, the activity leader may recruit, train and supervise a volunteer
program to assist with and augment the services of the activity
program.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
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