Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-38-.08 - PERSONAL AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS

(1) A TBI residential home provider shall conduct an assessment of a prospective resident before admitting the resident. The assessment shall include:

(a) Diagnoses;

(b) Medications;

(c) Personal care needs;

(d) Health care needs;

(e) Nutritional needs;

(f) Activities; and

(g) Lifestyle preferences.

(2) A TBI residential home provider shall be able to meet the needs of a resident, including personal and health care needs and night care needs, before admitting the resident.

(3) Plan of Care.

(a) The TBI residential home shall develop a resident plan of care for the day-to-day delivery of residential services, including personal and health care needs and night care needs with input and participation from the resident or the resident's legal representative, the resident's family, and the resident's treating physician or other licensed health care professionals or entity delivering patient services within five (5) days of admission.

(b) The plan of care shall include, at a minimum the following elements:

1. Health and functional status, including cognitive/behavioral health status and any ADL deficiencies;

2. Resident needs and preferences, personal and health care needs, and night care needs;

3. Significant health conditions and required course of treatment for management of chronic conditions;

4. Medication regimen;

5. Any healthcare tasks that have been ordered by a healthcare professional that will be performed by the traumatic brain injury residential home provider under the self-direction of the resident or of the resident's family member;

6. Identification of risks to health and safety;

7. Strategies to mitigate identified risks; and

8. Activities in the community for which the resident, the resident's family, or legal representative has an interest, including, but not limited to, church attendance, visits to local parks, and other recreational activities.

(c) The plan of care shall be reviewed quarterly and updated, at a minimum, on an annual basis and more frequently as the resident's health status changes and as circumstances warrant.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-38-.08

Original rule filed October 28, 2015; effective January 26, 2016. Transferred from chapter 1200-08-37 pursuant to Public Chapter 1119 of 2022 effective 7/1/2022.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-11-202, 68-11-206, 68-11-209, 68-11-270, and 68-11-273.