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216-RICR-40-10-17.6.6 — Nursing Assistant Services and Supervision

Rhode IslandregulationRhode Island Department of Health· effective 2024-05-06

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1Apply the same nursing-assistant training requirements and duties as prescribed in Subchapter 05 Part 22 to nursing assistants providing home nursing/home care (17.6.6(A)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.6 — Nursing Assistant Services and Supervision)
  • 2Conduct the initial in-home assessment before commencement of service (or within 48 hours if extraordinary documented circumstances prevent that), with subsequent assessments and at least one supervisory session no less than every three months (17.6.6(B)(3)(d)(1)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.6 — Nursing Assistant Services and Supervision)
  • 3Make supervision of nursing assistants available at all times during established hours of operation and while services are being provided (17.6.6(B)(1)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.6 — Nursing Assistant Services and Supervision)
  • 4Perform on-site monitoring of nursing assistant performance no less than every three months and maintain records of that monitoring, and monitor each patient's clinical record for proper documentation signed by the person rendering services (17.6.6(B)(3)(d)(5) and (7)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.6 — Nursing Assistant Services and Supervision)
  • 5Provide nursing assistant services in accordance with a plan of care and monitor/supervise them at least once every three months by a Rhode Island-licensed registered nurse or other appropriate professional (17.6.6(B)(3)(a)-(c)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.6 — Nursing Assistant Services and Supervision)
  • 6Develop, review, and revise the plan of care as the patient's condition requires but no less than every three months, and assign only delegable duties (17.6.6(B)(3)(d)(3)-(4)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.6 — Nursing Assistant Services and Supervision)

Applies to: personal care

Subjects nursing assistants providing home nursing/home care to the training and duty requirements of Subchapter 05 Part 22, and requires that nursing assistant services be provided under a plan of care and supervised at least every three months by a Rhode Island-licensed professional (registered) nurse or other appropriate professional, including an initial in-home assessment before service, quarterly reassessment and revision of the plan of care, on-site performance monitoring, and clinical-record oversight. Framework topic: Personnel / Aide Supervision and Plan of Care.

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