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Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care
UtahregulationUtah Department of Health and Human Services· effective 2023-07-06
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1The plan of care must be developed and signed by a licensed health care professional in consultation with other agency staff or contract personnel (R432-700-23(2)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
- 2The person assigned to supervise and coordinate care must notify the attending primary care provider and other staff of any significant changes in the client's status, and make the notifications part of the client's record (R432-700-23(6)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
- 3Each written plan of care for skilled services must be approved by a primary care provider at intervals not to exceed 60 days (R432-700-23(5)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
- 4The plan of care must include client name, diagnoses, measurable treatment goals, services (with intervals and provider), needed equipment/supplies, and medications to be administered by designated licensed personnel (R432-700-23(7)(a)-(f)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
- 5The plan of care must include supervision of self-administered medication, diet/nutritional requirements, safety measures, client/family instructions, and dates of initiation and subsequent review (R432-700-23(7)(g)-(k)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
- 6For each client, the licensee must establish a plan of care for any care, services, or treatment provided by the licensee or any contractor, describe it in the client's record, and document implementation activities in the record (R432-700-23(1)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
- 7Modifications or additions to the initial plan of care must be made by a licensed health care professional as necessary (R432-700-23(3)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
- 8Each plan of care must be reviewed and approved by the licensed health care professional as the client's condition warrants, at intervals not to exceed 60 days (R432-700-23(4)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-23 — Plan of Care)
Applies to: personal care
Requires the licensee to establish, document, and implement a plan of care for each client, developed and signed by a licensed health care professional, reviewed at intervals not exceeding 60 days, with primary-care-provider approval for skilled services. Specifies required plan-of-care content and the supervisor's duty to notify the primary care provider of significant status changes. Framework topic: Plan of Care & Service Delivery.
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