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.

Section 1007.5 Required Services

(a) Medical respite programs shall provide, or arrange for the provision of, the following services in accordance with this Part:

(1) Temporary room and board, which must include, at a minimum:

(i) A dedicated bed, available to a recipient 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

(ii) Meals in accordance with standards set forth by the Commissioner.

(iii) Compliance by the facility with the physical standards set forth by the department in section 1007.12 of this Part.

Section 1007.4 General Provisions

(a) The operator of a medical respite program must provide, through its employees, contractors and agents, an organized program that:

(1) Meets the operating standards set forth in this Part;

(2) Ensures the protection of recipient rights; and

(3) Promotes the social, physical and mental well-being of recipients.

Section 1007.3 Certification; Operating Certificate and Inspection

(a) Certificate of Authority

Section 1007.2 Definitions

The following words or terms when used in this Part shall have the following meanings:

(a) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.

(b) Department means the New York State Department of Health.

(c) Facility means the physical plant location where the medical respite program provides medical respite services to recipients.

Section 1007.1 Applicability. This Part shall be applicable to every person or entity seeking state certification to establish and operate a medical respite program pursuant to article 29-J of the Public Health Law.