§ 31-7-11. Written Summary of Hospital Service Charge Rates
Any hospital shall, upon request, provide a written summary of certain hospital and related services charges, including but not limited to: The average total charges per patient day for the facility’s previous fiscal year; The daily rate for a room in said hospital, which rate shall include an explanation of the categories of services included […]
§ 31-7-19. Nursing Homes to Annually Offer Influenza Vaccinations to Health Care Workers and Other Employees; Immunity From Liability
Each nursing home shall annually offer on site to its health care workers and other employees who have direct contact with patients, at no cost, vaccinations for the influenza virus in accordance with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, subject to availability of the vaccine. Each nursing home shall keep on […]
§ 31-7-12. Personal Care Homes; Licensure and Registration; Inspection by Local Boards; Fees; Investigations; Waiver, Variance, or Exemption; Staffing, Training, and Financial Stability Requirements; Certified Medication Aides
As used in this Code section, the term: “Direct care staff person” means any employee, facility volunteer, or contract staff who provides to residents: Any personal services, including but not limited to, medication administration or assistance, assistance with ambulation and transfer, and essential activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting; […]
§ 31-7-20. Medical Facilities to Make Good Faith Application to Southern Regional Tricare Managed Care Support Coordinator for Certification in the Tricare Program
Each medical facility in this state shall, not later than July 1, 2015, make a good faith application to the southern regional TRICARE managed care support contractor for certification in the TRICARE program. If any medical facility fails to qualify for certification in the TRICARE program, such medical facility shall implement a plan to upgrade […]
§ 31-7-12.1. Unlicensed Personal Care Home; Civil Penalties; Negligence per Se for Certain Legal Claims; Declared Nuisance Dangerous to Public Health, Safety, and Welfare; Criminal Sanctions
A facility shall be deemed to be an “unlicensed personal care home” if it is unlicensed and not exempt from licensure and: The facility is providing personal services and is operating as a personal care home as those terms are defined in Code Section 31-7-12; The facility is held out as or represented as providing […]
§ 31-7-21. Provision of Influenza Education Information to Assisted Living Community Residents
Each assisted living community shall annually provide to each of its residents, no later than September 1 of each year, educational information on influenza disease. Such information shall include, but is not limited to, the risks associated with influenza disease; the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of the influenza immunization; causes and symptoms of influenza; […]
§ 31-7-12.2. Regulation and Licensing of Assisted Living Communities; Legislative Intent; Definitions; Procedures; Requirements for Medication Aides
It is the intention of the General Assembly to establish a new licensure category of long-term care provider which shall be referred to as “assisted living community.” An assisted living community shall be authorized, in accordance with this Code section, to provide certain services that are beyond the scope of services that a personal care […]
§ 31-7-22. Required Publication by Hospital of Certain Documentation on Website; Updating; Penalty for Noncompliance; Enforcement; Individual Criminal Penalty
As used in this Code section, the term “hospital” means a nonprofit hospital, a hospital owned or operated by a hospital authority, or a nonprofit corporation formed, created, or operated by or on behalf of a hospital authority. Beginning October 1, 2019, each hospital in this state shall post a link in a prominent location […]
§ 31-7-12.3. Adoption of Rules and Regulations to Implement Code Sections 31-7-12 and 31-7-12.2
The department shall adopt rules and regulations to implement Code Sections 31-7-12 and 31-7-12.2. Notwithstanding the provision of limited nursing services by assisted living communities, such rules and regulations shall establish meaningful distinctions between the levels of care provided by personal care homes, assisted living communities, and nursing homes but shall not curtail the scope […]
§ 31-7-12.4. Certificate for Operation of Memory Care Center Required; Staffing and Training Requirements; Other Requirements; Regulation
As used in this Code section, the term: “Alzheimer’s” means having characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive and degenerative brain disease that causes impairment or change in memory, thinking, or behavior. “Assisted living community” means a facility licensed pursuant to Code Section 31-7-12.2. “Certificate” means a certificate issued by the department pursuant to this Code […]