Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76506 - Bed Hold
(a) If a
client of an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled is transferred
to a general acute care hospital as defined in Section
1250(a)
of the Health and Safety Code, the intermediate care facility/developmentally
disabled shall afford the client a bed hold of seven (7) days, which may be
exercised by the client or the client's representative.
(1) Upon transfer to a general acute care
hospital, the client or the client's representative shall notify the
intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled within twenty-four (24)
hours after being informed of the right to have the bed held, if the client
desires the bed hold.
(2) Except as
provided in Section
51535.1, Title 22, California
Administrative Code, any client who exercises the bed hold option shall be
liable to pay reasonable charges, not to exceed the client's daily rate for
care in the facility, for bed hold days.
(3) If the client's attending physician
notifies the intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled in writing
that the client's stay in the general acute care hospital is expected to exceed
seven (7) days, the intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled shall
not be required to maintain the bed hold.
(b) Upon admission of the client to the
intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled and upon transfer of the
client of an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled to a general
acute care hospital, the intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled
shall inform the client, or the client's representative, in writing of the
right to exercise this bed hold provision. No later than June 1, 1985, every
intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled shall inform each current
client or client's representative in writing of the right to exercise the bed
hold provision. Each notice shall include information that a non-Medi-Cal
eligible client will be liable for the cost of the bed hold days, and that
insurance may or may not cover such costs.
(c) A licensee who fails to meet these
requirements shall offer to the client the next available bed appropriate for
the client's needs. This requirement shall be in addition to any other remedies
provided by law.
Notes
2. Certificate of Compliance including amendment of subsection (b) transmitted to OAL 4-11-85 and filed 5-15-85 (Register 85, No. 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a), 1275 and 1276, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1275 and 1276, Health and Safety Code.
2. Certificate of Compliance including amendment of subsection (b) transmitted to OAL 4-11-85 and filed 5-15-85 (Register 85, No. 21).
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