Section 23-17.5-27. – Heat relief.
§ 23-17.5-27. Heat relief. Any nursing home facility which does not provide air conditioning in every patient room shall provide an air conditioned room or rooms in a residential section or sections of the facility to provide relief to patients when the outdoor temperature exceeds eighty (80) degrees Fahrenheit. History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 243, […]
Section 23-17.5-28. – Pain assessment.
§ 23-17.5-28. Pain assessment. A patient shall have the right to have his or her pain assessed on a regular basis. History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 331, § 3.
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 […]
Section 23-17.5-33. – Minimum staffing level compliance and enforcement program.
§ 23-17.5-33. Minimum staffing level compliance and enforcement program. (a) Compliance determination. (1) The department shall submit proposed rules and regulations for adoption by October 15, 2021, establishing a system for determining compliance with minimum staffing requirements set forth in § 23-17.5-32. (2) Compliance shall be determined quarterly by comparing the number of hours provided […]