California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies › Chapter 6 - Home Health Agencies › Article 3 - Services › Section 74705 - Nurse Supervisor

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  A Nurse supervisor or his or her registered nurse designee shall be available
				  on the premises or immediately accessible by telecommunications during
				  operating hours when patients are receiving services.
(b) A nurse supervisor shall be a registered
				  nurse with two years experience within the last five years in a home health
				  agency, primary care clinic, or health facility, unless the individual has been
				  previously approved for such employment by a program flexibility issued for the
				  individual's current position at the home health agency prior to April 1,
				  1995.
(c) A nurse supervisor shall
				  have sufficient background knowledge and expertise in clinical decision-making
				  for the patient population assigned to him or her in the home health agency to
				  meet the needs of his or her patients and to contribute to Quality Management
				  review and evaluation.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 4-28-95 as an emergency; operative
					 4-28-95 (Register 95, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL by 8-28-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
					 the following day.
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE
					 refiled 8-14-95 as an emergency; operative 8-14-95 (Register 95, No. 33). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-12-95 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE refiled
					 12-12-95 as an emergency; operative 12-12-95 (Register 95, No. 50). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-10-96 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
4. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE refiled
					 4-11-96 as an emergency; operative 4-11-96 (Register 96, No. 15). A Certificate
					 of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-9-96 or emergency language will
					 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate
					 of Compliance as to 4-28-95 order transmitted to OAL 8-7-96 and disapproved
					 9-19-96 (Register 96, No. 38).
6. Amendment of section heading,
					 section and NOTE filed 9-19-96 as an emergency; operative 9-19-96 (Register 96,
					 No. 38). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-17-97 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
7. Editorial correction of HISTORY 6 (Register 97, No.
					 3).
8. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE refiled
					 1-16-97 as an emergency; operative 1-16-97 (Register 97, No. 3). A Certificate
					 of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-16-97 or emergency language will
					 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE refiled 5-15-97 as an emergency; operative
					 5-15-97 (Register 97, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL by 9-12-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
					 the following day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-15-97
					 order, including amendment of section and NOTE, transmitted to OAL 8-26-97 and
					 filed 10-8-97 (Register 97, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1734
						and
						100275,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1727.5(c),
						1727.5(f)
						and
						1734,
						Health and Safety Code.