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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers

TennesseeregulationTennessee Health Facilities Commission· effective 2022-07-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1Obtain the patient's written consent for home health services and include the signed consent form in the patient's individual clinical record (0720-27-.05(5),(6)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)
  • 2Complete a discharge plan and summary for each patient and maintain a written discharge-planning process that begins at admission, is developed/supervised by an RN, social worker, or qualified personnel, and involves the patient/family, physician, and staff with documentation in the medical record (0720-27-.05(10),(11)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)
  • 3Enter a diagnosis in the admission records for every person admitted, and develop and maintain a medical record for each patient admitted (0720-27-.05(7),(9)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)
  • 4Teach/counsel the patient and family to prepare them for post-agency care (0720-27-.05(12)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)
  • 5Ensure no person is excluded, denied benefits, or discriminated against on grounds of race, color, national origin, or handicap, and protect civil rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (0720-27-.05(13)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)
  • 6Do not provide any medication or treatment except on the order of a physician or dentist lawfully authorized to give the order (0720-27-.05(8)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)
  • 7Accept patients only on a reasonable expectation that their medical, nursing, and psychosocial needs can be met adequately in the patient's residence, after determining the organization's services and capabilities can meet those needs (0720-27-.05(1),(3)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)
  • 8Provide care under a written plan of care established and reviewed by a physician, with every admitted patient under the supervision of a physician in good standing whose name is recorded in the medical record (0720-27-.05(2),(4)).(Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-27-.05 — Admissions, Discharge, and Transfers)

Applies to: personal care

Governs patient admission (reasonable expectation of meeting needs, physician-established written plan of care and supervision, written consent, diagnosis, medical record), physician-ordered medication/treatment, and a written discharge-planning process beginning at admission, plus non-discrimination and civil-rights protections. Framework topic: Admission & Discharge / Plan of Care.

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