California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies
Chapter 4 - Intermediate Care Facilities
Article 4 - Administration
Section 73517 - Admission of Patients
Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 73517
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The licensee shall:
(1) Admit a patient only on orders of a licensed healthcare practitioner acting within the scope of his or her professional licensure.
(2) Accept and retain only those patients for whom it can provide adequate care.
(3) Admit each patient only after a preadmission personal interview according to the written policies of the facility, with the patient's licensed healthcare practitioner acting within the scope of his or her professional licensure, referring health practitioner, the patient, the patient's next of kin and/or sponsor, as appropriate. A telephone interview may be substituted when a personal interview is not feasible.
1. Amendment filed 2-8-83; designated effective 3-2-83 (Register 83, No. 7).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) and NOTE filed 3-3-2010; operative 4-2-2010 (Register 2010, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1275, 100275 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276, 1315, 1316, 1316.5, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
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