South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-17 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING NURSING HOMES › Sec2 61-17.1100 - RIGHTS AND ASSURANCES › Section 61-17.1100.1101 - General (II)

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The facility
				shall comply with all current state, federal, and local laws and regulations
				concerning resident care, treatment, procedures, and/or services, resident
				rights and protections, and privacy and disclosure requirements, such as, S.C.
				Code Section
				44-81-10,
				Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities, Alzheimer's Special
				Care Disclosure Act, and the Omnibus Adult Protection Act notice, S.C. Code
				Section
				43-35-5,
et seq.
B. Posted
				notices as required in the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care
				Facilities, the Omnibus Adult Protection Act, and other notices as required by
				law, shall be prominently displayed in the facility.
C. The facility shall comply with all
				relevant state, federal, and local laws and regulations concerning
				discrimination, such as, Title VII, Section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of
				1964.
D. Achievement of the highest
				level of self-care, independence and choice by residents shall be reflected in
				the manner in which the facility provides and promotes resident care and how
				the facility honors reasonable requests.
E. Residents shall be given the opportunity
				to provide input concerning changes in facility operational policies,
				procedures, services, for example, resident councils.
F. Other than the limitations of resident
				movement in special instances, for example, Alzheimer's unit, residents shall
				be assured freedom of movement. Residents shall not be locked in or out of
				their rooms.
G. There shall be a
				grievance and complaint procedure to be exercised on behalf of the residents to
				enforce the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities that
				includes the address and telephone number of the Department and a provision
				prohibiting retaliation should the grievance right be exercised. Residents
				shall be made aware of this procedure and it shall be posted adjacent to the
				Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities.
H. Care, services, treatments, items provided
				by the facility, the charges, and those services that are the responsibilities
				of the resident shall be delineated in writing. Residents shall be made aware
				of such charges and services and changes to charges and services.
I. Residents shall not be requested or
				required to perform any type of care, treatment, or service in the facility
				that would normally be the duty of a staff member.
J. Information regarding advance directives
				shall be provided to each resident at admission.
K. The facility shall furnish itemized
				billing for all charges to the resident or the individual paying the bill upon
				request by the resident or individual.
1.
				Items that remain unpaid are not required to be itemized again.
2. This provision shall not apply to the
				contracted amount of a state or federal agency. Any amount above such contract
				shall be itemized as provided.