Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Except as
provided in subsection (B), an administrator shall ensure that:
1. A personnel member coordinates the
transport and the services provided to the resident;
2. According to policies and procedures:
a. An evaluation of the resident is conducted
before and after the transport,
b.
Information from the resident's medical record is provided to a receiving
health care institution, and
c. A
personnel member explains risks and benefits of the transport to the resident
or the resident's representative; and
3. Documentation in the resident's medical
record includes:
a. Communication with an
individual at a receiving health care institution;
b. The date and time of the
transport;
c. The mode of
transportation; and
d. If
applicable, the name of the personnel member accompanying the resident during a
transport.
B.
Subsection (A) does not apply to:
1.
Transportation to a location other than a licensed health care
institution,
2. Transportation
provided for a resident by the resident or the resident's
representative,
3. Transportation
provided by an outside entity that was arranged for a resident by the resident
or the resident's representative, or
4. A transport to another licensed health
care institution in an emergency.
C. Except for a
transfer of a resident due to an emergency, an administrator shall ensure that:
1. A personnel member coordinates the
transfer and the services provided to the resident;
2. According to policies and procedures:
a. An evaluation of the resident is conducted
before the transfer;
b. Information
from the resident's medical record, including orders that are in effect at the
time of the transfer, is provided to a receiving health care institution;
and
c. A personnel member explains
risks and benefits of the transfer to the resident or the resident's
representative; and
3.
Documentation in the resident's medical record includes:
a. Communication with an individual at a
receiving health care institution;
b. The date and time of the
transfer;
c. The mode of
transportation; and
d. If
applicable, the name of the personnel member accompanying the resident during a
transfer.
The following Section was adopted under an exemption from
the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act which means these rules were
not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; the Department did
not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for
publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; and the Department was not
required to hold public hearings on these rules (Supp.
98-4).
