North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter B - LICENSING OF HOSPITALS
Section .1900 - SUPPLEMENTAL RULES FOR THE LICENSURE OF THE SKILLED: INTERMEDIATE: ADULT CARE HOME BEDS IN A HOSPITAL
Section 13B .1919 - DENTAL CARE
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13B .1919
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) A dental examination shall be performed at the time of admission with the following information being placed in the patient's or resident's medical or health care record:
(1) type of diet which the patient or
resident can best manage (such as normal, soft or pureed);
(2) the presence of infection of gums, teeth,
or jaws;
(3) brief descriptions of
any removable dental appliances and a statement of their condition;
and
(4) indications for dental
treatment at the time of admission.
(b) Names of dentists who have agreed to render emergency dental care shall be maintained at each nursing station and at the supervisor's station in a adult care home.
(c) Staff of the facility shall ensure that:
(1) necessary daily dental care is
provided;
(2) each patient or
resident possesses appropriate toothbrushes and is encouraged and, when
necessary, assisted in their use; and
(3) each patient or resident having a
removable denture is furnished a receptacle in which to immerse the denture in
water overnight.
Authority
G.S.
131E-79;
Eff. February 1,
1986;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. July 22,
2017.
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