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28 Pa. Code § 601.21 - Organization, services and administration

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1Personnel records must include job descriptions, qualifications, licensure, performance evaluations, health examinations, and orientation documentation, kept current.(28 Pa. Code § 601.21 - Organization, services and administration)
  • 2Organization, services, administrative control, and lines of authority must be clearly set forth in writing and readily identifiable; administrative and supervisory functions may not be delegated to another agency.(28 Pa. Code § 601.21 - Organization, services and administration)
  • 3Skilled nursing and other therapeutic services must be under the supervision of a physician or a registered nurse with at least 1 year of nursing experience, available at all times during operating hours.(28 Pa. Code § 601.21 - Organization, services and administration)
  • 4A written summary report for each patient must be sent to the attending physician at least every 60 days.(28 Pa. Code § 601.21 - Organization, services and administration)
  • 5The governing body must appoint a qualified administrator and adopt and periodically review written bylaws.(28 Pa. Code § 601.21 - Organization, services and administration)

Applies to: cross-cutting

Sets organizational, governing-body, administrator, supervision, personnel-policy, and service-coordination requirements for Pennsylvania home health care agencies.

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