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216-RICR-40-10-17.6.3 — Admission and Discharge Policies
Rhode IslandregulationRhode Island Department of Health· effective 2024-05-06
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1Base admission/discharge policies on the plan of care, service/family constraints, and community or other resources ensuring continuity of care (17.6.3(A)(3)-(5)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.3 — Admission and Discharge Policies)
- 2Establish written policies for eligibility for admission to and discharge from services (17.6.3(A)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.3 — Admission and Discharge Policies)
- 3Base admission/discharge policies on reasonable expectations of the provider's capability to respond to the patient's medical and nursing needs (17.6.3(A)(2)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.3 — Admission and Discharge Policies)
- 4Base admission/discharge policies on pre-admission assessment of patient care needs (17.6.3(A)(1)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.3 — Admission and Discharge Policies)
Applies to: personal care
Requires each provider to establish written admission and discharge eligibility policies based on pre-admission assessment of care needs, reasonable expectation of the provider's capability to meet medical/nursing needs, the plan of care, service and family constraints, and community resources to ensure continuity of care. Framework topic: Patient Care / Admission and Discharge.
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