Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 175 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES LICENSURE › Chapter 6 - CHILDREN'S DAY HEALTH SERVICE › Section 175-6-010 - STANDARDS OF OPERATION, CARE, AND TREATMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
Each licensee must assure protection to consumers and
				  compliance with state statutes and regulations. All services provided by the
				  licensee must be provided in accordance with the Health Care Facility Licensure
				  Act, The Uniform Credentialing Act, the Medication Aide Act, the regulations
				  adopted under those Acts, physician orders, supervising practitioner orders,
				  and prevailing standards of practice.
010.01
LICENSEE.
The
				licensee is responsible for implementing written policies and procedures to
				ensure compliance with statutes and regulations as per 175 NAC 1, the Health
				Care Facility Licensure Act, and this chapter and is responsible for making
				such available to staff and consumers. The licensee's responsibilities include:
(A) Ensuring the quality of care, treatment,
				and services provided to consumers, whether furnished by the children's day
				health service employees, volunteers, or through contract staff;
(B) Ensuring consumers are provided with a
				stable and supportive environment, through respect for the rights of consumers
				and responsiveness to consumer needs;
(C) Ensuring staff levels are sufficient to
				meet the consumers' needs;
(D)
				Monitoring policies and procedures to assure the appropriate administration and
				management of the children's day health service;
(E) Defining in writing the duties and
				responsibilities of the administrator;
(F) Designating in writing an administrator
				who meets the administrator requirements at 175 NAC 6 and who is responsible
				for the day to day management of the children's day health service;
(G) Implementing written procedures and
				criteria for the admission, discharge; and transfer of consumers. Such
				implementation shall ensure the needs of consumers that are admitted are
				met;
(H) Implementing written
				procedures for obtaining and incorporating physician and supervising
				practitioner verbal and written orders into a plan of care for each
				consumer;
(I) Establishing written
				policies and procedures to implement all service agreements and to create a
				written program description which must include the range of services provided
				by the children's day health service;
(J) Reviewing all elements of the written
				program description as described in 175 NAC 6 at least annually and must
				include, in this review process, relevant findings from its quality assurance
				and improvement program for the purpose of improving consumer services and
				resolving problems in consumer care, treatment and services;
(K) Ensuring maintenance of documentation to
				demonstrate compliance with statutes and regulations as per 175 NAC 1, the
				Health Care Facility Licensure Act, and this chapter;
(L) Ensuring written policies and procedures
				for staff and volunteers to report immediately to the administrator or, in the
				administrator's absence, the administrator's designee all suspected abuse,
				neglect, or exploitation of consumers; and
(M) Making records available for inspection
				and copying by an authorized representative of the
				Department.