Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING
Article 4 - NURSING CARE INSTITUTIONS
Section R9-10-413 - Medical Services

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-10-413

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. An administrator shall appoint a medical director.

B. A medical director shall ensure that:

1. A resident has an attending physician;

2. An attending physician is available 24 hours a day;

3. An attending physician designates a physician who is available when the attending physician is not available;

4. A physical examination is performed on a resident at least once every 12 months after the date of admission by an individual listed in R9-10-407(6);

5. As required in A.R.S. § 36-406, vaccinations for influenza and pneumonia are available to each resident at least once every 12 months unless:
a. The attending physician provides documentation that the vaccination is medically contraindicated;

b. The resident or the resident's representative refuses the vaccination or vaccinations and documentation is maintained in the resident's medical record that the resident or the resident's representative has been informed of the risks and benefits of a vaccination refused; or

c. The resident or the resident's representative provides documentation that the resident received a pneumonia vaccination within the last five years or the current recommendation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention; and

6. If the any of the following services are not provided by the nursing care institution and needed by a resident, the resident is assisted in obtaining, at the resident's expense:
a. Vision services;

b. Hearing services;

c. Dental services;

d. Clinical laboratory services from a laboratory that holds a certificate of accreditation or certificate of compliance issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the 1988 amendments to the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967;

e. Psychosocial services;

f. Physical therapy;

g. Speech therapy;

h. Occupational therapy;

i. Behavioral health services; and

j. Services for an individual who has a developmental disability, as defined in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 5.1, Article 1.

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