Section 23-17.5-35. – Staffing plan.
§ 23-17.5-35. Staffing plan. (a) There shall be a master plan of the staffing pattern for providing twenty-four-hour (24) direct care nursing service; for the distribution of direct care nursing personnel for each floor and/or residential area; for the replacement of direct care nursing personnel; and for forecasting future needs. (b)(1) The staffing pattern shall […]
Section 23-17.5-36. – Enhanced training.
§ 23-17.5-36. Enhanced training. The department of labor and training shall provide grants from its workforce development resources to eligible nursing facilities for enhanced training for direct care and support services staff to improve resident quality of care and address the changing healthcare needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive […]
Section 23-17.5-37. – Access to nursing homes and long-term care facilities for essential caregivers during declared emergency.
§ 23-17.5-37. Access to nursing homes and long-term care facilities for essential caregivers during declared emergency. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Declaration of disaster emergency” means a disaster emergency declared by the […]
Section 23-17.5-29. – Hospice.
§ 23-17.5-29. Hospice. Upon request, the patient shall have the right to receive information concerning hospice care, including the benefits of hospice care, the cost, and how to enroll in hospice care. History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 238, § 4; P.L. 2003, ch. 306, § 4.
Section 23-17.5-30. – Family councils.
§ 23-17.5-30. Family councils. (a) For the purposes of this section “family council” means an organized group of the family members, friends or representatives of facility residents who may meet in private without the presence of facility staff. (b) The role of the family council shall be to address issues affecting residents generally at the […]
Section 23-17.5-15. – Financial affairs.
§ 23-17.5-15. Financial affairs. A patient may manage his or her personal financial affairs or shall be given at least quarterly accounting of financial transactions made on his or her behalf, if written delegation of this responsibility was accepted by the facility for a stipulated period of time and in conformance with state laws. History […]
Section 23-17.5-31. – Reimbursement of monies prepaid to deceased patient’s estate.
§ 23-17.5-31. Reimbursement of monies prepaid to deceased patient’s estate. Every nursing home shall be required to reimburse any monies that have been prepaid on behalf of a deceased patient to the nursing home within ninety (90) days of the patient’s date of death. Said reimbursement shall be paid to the person(s), institution or other […]
Section 23-17.5-16. – Married patient.
§ 23-17.5-16. Married patient. If married, patients shall be assured privacy for visits by the spouse; if both are inpatients in the facility, they may share a room unless medically contraindicated per written order of the physician and subject to the availability of accommodations within the facility. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 235, § 1.
Section 23-17.5-32. – Minimum staffing levels.
§ 23-17.5-32. Minimum staffing levels. (a) Each facility shall have the necessary nursing service personnel (licensed and non-licensed) in sufficient numbers on a twenty-four (24) hour basis, to assess the needs of residents, to develop and implement resident care plans, to provide direct resident care services, and to perform other related activities to maintain the […]
Section 23-17.5-17. – Transfer to another facility.
§ 23-17.5-17. Transfer to another facility. (a) Before transferring a patient to another facility or level of care within a facility, the patient shall be informed of the need for the transfer and of any alternatives to the transfer. (b) A patient shall be transferred or discharged only for medical reasons, or for the patient’s […]