New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter V - Medical Facilities
Subchapter A - Medical Facilities-minimum Standards
Article 6 - Adult Day Health Care in Residential Health Care Facilities
Part 425 - Adult Day Health Care
Section 425.10 - Medical services
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
The operator must, without limiting its responsibility for the operation and management of the program:
(a) assign to the operator's medical board, medical advisory committee, medical director or consulting practitioner the following responsibilities regarding registrants of the program:
(b) ensure that medical services, including arranging for necessary consultation services, are provided to registrants of the program in accordance with sections 415.15(b)(1), (2)(ix), (3) and (4) of this Subchapter;
(c) provide or arrange for the personal, staff or other designated practitioner to obtain a medical history and a physical examination of each registrant, including diagnostic laboratory and x-ray services, as medically indicated, within six weeks before or seven days after admission to the program;
(d) ensure that the practitioner record, date and authenticate significant findings of the medical history, physical examination, diagnostic services, diagnoses and orders for treatment in the registrant's clinical records; and
(e) ensure that orders for treatment include orders for medication, diet, permitted level of physical activity and, when indicated, special orders or recommendations for rehabilitative therapy services and other adult day health care services.
