Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 333 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION › Division 536 - IN-HOME CARE AGENCIES › Section 333-536-0052 - Administrator

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) As used in this
			 rule, "qualified" means possessing a high school diploma and having at least
			 two years of professional or management experience in a health-related field or
			 program.
(2) An agency owner shall
			 be qualified or employ a qualified administrator.
(3) The administrator may assign, in writing,
			 a designee to act as the administrator when the administrator is temporarily
			 unavailable. The designee must satisfy all of the qualifications of an
			 administrator described in this rule.
(4) An administrator may delegate specified
			 administrative tasks to a delegate that the Authority has identified in rule as
			 delegable to a delegate. Administrator obligations and duties that are not
			 specifically identified in rule as permissible for a delegate to undertake may
			 not be delegated. A delegate is not required to satisfy all of the
			 qualifications for an administrator described in this rule.
(5) An administrator or administrator's
			 designee shall be accessible and available during all hours in which services
			 are being provided to clients.
(6)
			 An administrator or administrator's designee shall be responsible for:
(a) Organizing and directing the agency's
			 ongoing functions at the agency, including on premises supervision and direct
			 observation, and shall be on-site at the agency multiple days per
			 week;
(b) Ensuring the completeness
			 and accuracy of all information provided to the public regarding the agency and
			 its services;
(c) Ensuring the
			 provision of safe and appropriate services in accordance with written service
			 plans;
(d) Ensuring that all
			 individuals providing services for the agency meet the qualification,
			 orientation, competency, training, and education requirements in the
			 rules;
(e) Ensuring that personnel
			 and client care practices are consistent with the agency's written policies and
			 procedures.
(f) Ensuring that
			 client care assignments are based on the caregiver's abilities, skills, and
			 competence;
(g) Ensuring that the
			 agency does not accept or retain clients for whom it does not have the
			 capabilities or resources to provide services;
(h) Ensuring the timely internal
			 investigation of any complaint, grievance, adverse event, provision of personal
			 care, medication or treatment error, and allegation of abuse or neglect. An
			 agency shall maintain in its records documentation of the complaint or event,
			 results of the investigation including who was interviewed and the information
			 that was provided, and the actions taken, including ongoing monitoring, if
			 applicable. Documentation must be maintained in a separate file from the client
			 or caregiver records;
(i) Ensuring
			 the timely reporting of any allegation of abuse or neglect to the appropriate
			 authority that includes but is not limited to the ODHS, Authority, or local law
			 enforcement agency; and
(j)
			 Ensuring caregivers report any decline or change in a client's health, behavior
			 or environment to the administrator, administrator's designee or
			 administrator's delegate to receive such information. Reporting must be
			 documented in the client record and incorporated into the client service plan.
			 Documentation must include an evaluation of the client's condition as stable
			 and predictable.