Alabama Administrative Code
Title 560 - ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY
Chapter 560-X-63 - VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT AND QUALIFIED TRACHEOSTOMY CARE
Section 560-X-63-.07 - Nursing Facility Quality Standards
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
The nursing facility must meet the following quality standards established by the Alabama Medicaid Agency:
(1) Staffing levels that correlate with the number of ventilator-dependent residents.
(2) Respiratory therapy staff available in-house 24 hours a day-employee or contractual.
(3) Staff knowledge: At least one full-time professional staff member who has completed a course in the care of ventilator-dependent and tracheostomy individuals.
(4) Ongoing training
(5) Documentation
(6) Access to other services, including specialty and ancillary services.
(7) Physical plant requirements.
Author: Marilyn F. Chappelle, Director, Long Term Care Division
Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; and 42 CFR Section 401, et seq., Section 483.75.