Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 5 - Services for Behavioral Health Recipients, Seniors, and Persons with a Disability
Chapter 75 - Assisted Living Homes
Article 2 - Operation of Assisted Living Homes
7 AAC 75.210 - Organization; administration; staff
Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 75.210
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) An assisted living home shall
(1) provide the department
with
(A) the name, address, telephone number,
and, if available, electronic mail address and facsimile transmission number of
the individual or entity ultimately responsible for operation of the home or
proposed home; and
(B) if the home
is operated by an association, corporation, or other entity, the name, address,
telephone number, and, if available, electronic mail address and facsimile
transmission number of each member of its board or governing body and the
executive director of the board or governing body; the home may provide
information under this subparagraph with its application for a license, and
annually thereafter;
(2)
appoint an administrator who meets the requirements of
7 AAC 75.230 and an administrator designee to act on the
administrator's behalf for any period during which the administrator is on
vacation, is ill, or is otherwise unable to perform regular duties for 24 hours
or more; if the administrator designee will be required to manage the daily
operation of the home for
(A) less than 90
consecutive days, the designee must meet the requirements of
7 AAC 75.215 and
7 AAC 75.220; the administrator designee must be
available and must receive proper orientation to manage the daily operation of
the home in the administrator's absence; or
(B) 90 consecutive days or longer, the
designee must have the same qualifications as an administrator under
7 AAC 75.230;
(3) adopt written personnel practices and, at
the time of employment, inform each employee of the individual to whom the
employee is responsible, the organization of the home and physical plant
layout, the employee's duties and responsibilities, including those to be
carried out in emergencies, and the policies, procedures, and equipment
relevant to those duties and responsibilities;
(4) provide the department with a current
master list, updated as necessary, that includes the name, address, and
telephone number of each resident and the name, address, telephone number, and,
if available, electronic mail address and facsimile transmission number of each
resident's representative; a home that serves three or more residents shall
maintain a current copy of the master list in at least one place that can be
easily accessed if the home must be evacuated;
(5) ensure that recordkeeping complies with
AS
47.33.070 and uses forms prescribed or
approved by the department for the preparation and protection of resident
records; and
(6) establish policies
and procedures for the completion of residential services contracts and
involuntary termination of those contracts in compliance with
AS
47.33.210 and
47.33.360, respectively;
(7) repealed 6/24/2004;
(8) repealed 6/24/2004.
(b) The governing body of a home operated by an association, corporation, or other entity shall
(1) determine policy and provide for
implementation of that policy by an administrator;
(2) select an administrator and evaluate the
administrator's performance; and
(3) maintain minutes of meetings, relevant
portions of which must be made available to the department to enable the
department to carry out its responsibilities under AS 47.33 and this
chapter.
(c) An assisted living home shall employ the type and number of care providers and other employees necessary to operate the home in compliance with AS 47.33 and this chapter. The home must have a sufficient number of care providers and other employees with adequate training to implement the home's general staffing plan and to meet the specific needs of residents as defined in the residents' residential services contracts and assisted living plans.
(d) Subject to (e) of this section, an assisted living home shall
(1) have on duty a
care provider or another employee with documented proof of
(A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
training provided within the previous two years by an instructor certified as
required in
7 AAC 26.985; the training must be provided through the
(i) American Red Cross;
(ii) American Heart Association's CPR for
Family and Friends Training Program or a more advanced program offered by the
American Heart Association; or
(iii) an organization equivalent to those
listed in (i) - (ii) of this subparagraph, as determined by the department;
and
(B) first aid
training provided within the previous three years by an instructor certified by
the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or an equivalent
organization as determined by the department; and
(2) have the means and materials available to
enable the home to implement the home's disaster preparedness and emergency
evacuation plan required by
7 AAC 10.1010.
(e) If the training required by (d)(1) of this section is not regularly available within 100 miles of where the home is located, the administrator shall ensure that care providers and other employees obtain this training not less than every three years.
Authority:AS 47.32.010
AS 47.32.030
AS 47.33.005
AS 47.33.010
AS 47.33.070
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