Section 1007.14 Records

(a) The operator shall collect and maintain such information, records or reports as set forth in this Part and as otherwise determined by the department.

(b) The department or its designee may examine the books and records of any facility to determine the accuracy of the annual financial statement, or for any other reason deemed appropriate by the department to effectuate the purposes of these regulations.

(c) Recipient Records.

(1) The operator shall maintain true, complete, accurate and current records for each recipient.

Section 1007.13 Contracts

(a) In the event that an operator of a medical respite program contracts with a separate independent entity to perform any of its operations, the following conditions shall apply:

(1) The contractor shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the operator that the contractor is financially stable and able, by reason of past performance or like qualification, to perform the duties delegated by the operator.

Section 1007.12 Physical Standards

(a) General.

(1) The operator must maintain the facility in a good state of repair and sanitation and in conformance with applicable state and local building codes and other laws.

(2) The facility shall be appropriate for a recipient resting and recuperating from the recipient’s qualifying condition.

Section 1007.11 Recipient Rules

(a) The operator of a medical respite program shall adopt rules governing a recipient’s day-to-day life in the program and post these rules in a location accessible to recipients of the facility and visitors.

Section 1007.10 Food Service

(a) The operator of a medical respite program shall provide or arrange for meals to be provided to recipients that are balanced, nutritious and adequate in amount and content to meet their dietary restrictions and needs, and accommodate any religious dietary restrictions.

(b) Meal service shall be provided at the facility. Meal service may be provided directly or through contractual arrangements.

Section 1007.9 Quality Improvement Activities; Policies and Procedures

(a) A medical respite program shall implement a quality improvement program that provides for an annual or more frequent review of the medical respite program. The quality improvement program must evaluate, at a minimum, a profile of the characteristics of recipients admitted to the program, the services and degree of services most utilized, the length of stay and use rate, recipient need for care and services, recipient feedback about services received, and disposition upon discharge.

Section 1007.8 Discharge

(a) Discharge Planning.

(1) The medical respite program shall discharge recipients when they no longer qualify for medical respite services, as defined in section 1007.7(a) of this Part.

(2) If housing has not been identified when the recipient is ready for discharge, all housing packets and applications should be transferred to the recipient’s discharge location, which has agreed to continue to assist the recipient with securing permanent housing.

Section 1007.7 Eligibility and Admission

(a) Recipient Eligibility. An individual is eligible for admission to a Medical Respite Program as a recipient if meets the definition of a recipient set forth in section 1007.2(g) of this Part and:

(1) The individual is 18 years of age or older, unless otherwise authorized in the facility’s operating certificate by the department;

Section 1007.6 Personnel

(a) General Requirements.

(1) The operator must provide staff sufficient in number and qualified by training, background and experience to render, at a minimum, medical respite services.