Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-50 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES: RESIDENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS › Rule 111-8-50-.02 - Administration

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Each facility
				shall establish written policies and procedures to provide that it complies
				with these rules and regulations and provides for implementation of these rules
				and regulations at the facility. Such written policies and procedures shall not
				conflict with the intent of the Act nor these rules and regulations and shall
				not be more restrictive than these rules and regulations except where
				specifically provided.
(2) Each
				facility must conduct training or make provision for the training of all staff
				on a quarterly basis, and for new staff, as employed. The content of the
				training may vary from quarter to quarter as long as it provides that all staff
				are familiar with the Long-term Care Facilities: Residents' Bill of Rights.
				O.C.G.A. §
									31-8-100
et seq.
and these rules and regulations. Such training may be combined with any other
				quarterly training required to be done for staff of long-term care facilities.
				The facility shall document the dates, topics, and staff attending such
				training.
(3) Each facility must
				provide a written explanation of the rights, grievance procedures, and
				enforcement procedures to each resident and guardian, or representative if the
				resident does not have a guardian.
(4) A facility must bill for all charges at
				least once each month, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the facility
				and the resident or guardian. Each bill must itemize charges for daily or
				monthly rates and for all extra charges.
(5) Each facility must post in the most
				frequented and conspicuous places, accessible to all residents, notices of
				residents' rights prepared by the Department.
(6) Copies of these rules and regulations
				shall be kept by the facility and shall be available for examination by any
				resident, guardian or representative.
(7) Upon the request of the resident,
				guardian or representative, the facility shall provide such person making the
				request with the name, address and telephone number of the resident's
				physician.
(8) Each resident or
				guardian shall he entitled to have reported promptly to persons of the
				resident's choice significant changes in the resident's health status. A
				resident or guardian who desires that family members or other persons of their
				choice be notified in the case of significant changes in the resident's health
				status shall either:
(a) Notify the
				administrator in advance that he desires that certain persons be notified in
				the event of any significant change in the resident's health status, with such
				notification being made part of the resident's personal file; or
(b) If such advance notification has not been
				given, a resident or guardian may inform the physician or administrator at any
				time that he desires that certain persons be notified of significant current
				changes. In the case of a resident unable to communicate who does not have a
				legally appointed guardian, the physician or administrator shall immediately
				contact family members or other interested persons concerning any significant
				change in the resident's health status.