Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72513 - Administrator
(a) Each skilled
nursing facility shall employ or otherwise provide an administrator to carry
out the policies of the licensee. The administrator shall be responsible for
the administration and management of only one skilled nursing facility unless
all of the following conditions are met:
(1)
If other skilled nursing facilities for which the administrator is responsible
are in the same geographic area, and within one hour surface travel time of
each other, and are operated by the same governing body.
(2) The administrator shall not be
responsible for more than three facilities or a total of no more than 200
beds.
(3) The administrator shall
designate a responsible adult who is knowledgeable in the policies and
procedures of the licensee in each facility to be responsible for carrying out
the policies of the licensee in the administrator's
absence.
(b) The
administrator shall have sufficient freedom from other responsibilities and
shall be on the premises of the skilled nursing facility a sufficient number of
hours to permit adequate attention to the management and administration of the
facility. The Department may require that the administrator spend additional
hours in the facility whenever the Department determines through a written
evaluation that such additional hours are needed to provide adequate
administrative management.
(c) A
copy of the current skilled nursing facility regulations contained in this
chapter shall be maintained by the administrator and shall be available to all
personnel.
(d) The administrator
shall be responsible for informing appropriate staff of the applicable
additions, deletions and changes to skilled nursing facility
regulations.
(e) The administrator
shall be responsible for informing the Department, via telephone within 24
hours of any unusual occurrences as specified in Section
72541. If the unusual occurrence
involves the discontinuance or disruption of services occurring during other
than regular business hours of the Department or its designee, a telephone
report shall be made immediately upon the resumption of business hours of the
Department.
(f) The administrator
or designee shall be responsible for screening patients for admission to the
facility to ensure that the facility admits only those patients for whom it can
provide adequate care. The administrator, or designee, shall conduct
preadmission personal interviews as appropriate with the patient's physician,
the patient, the patient's next of kin or sponsor or the representative of the
facility from which the patient is being transferred. A telephone interview may
be substituted when a personal interview is not feasible.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276 and 1276.1, Health and Safety Code.
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