Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The overall conduct and operation of the
pediatric respite care program, including the quality of care and the provision
of services,
are the full legal responsibility of a clearly
defined, organized governing body.
(B) The governing body of a licensed hospice
care program may also provide governance for a pediatric respite care program
if the programs are dually licensed and meet all requirements set forth in this
rule and chapter.
(C) The governing
body is
obligated to:
(1) Establish and review
policies for the management, operation, and evaluation of the pediatric respite
program, including, but not limited to:
(a)
Qualifications of employees and independent contractors; and
(b) Policies and procedures to receive and
respond to patient grievances regarding medical treatment, quality of care, the
lack of respect for person or property, mistreatment, neglect, verbal, mental,
sexual, and physical abuse, including injuries of unknown source, and
misappropriation of patient property by any individual furnishing services on
behalf of the pediatric respite care program. The policies and procedures
developed by the governing body , at a
minimum, will include:
(i) Notification procedures for pediatric
respite care patients, employees and contracted staff to report alleged
violations to the pediatric respite care program administration;
(ii) Requirements for the immediate
investigation of alleged violations;
(iii) Procedures for the reporting of
verified violations to the appropriate state licensing authority and/or local
authorities where appropriate; and
(iv) Requirements for timely corrective
actions for all verified violations.
(2) Arrange for a physician to serve as
medical director for the pediatric respite care program who:
(a) Should be knowledgeable about the
psychological, social, and medical aspects of pediatric respite care as the
result of training, experience, and interest; and
(b)
Designate a physician to act
in
their absence; and
(c) The medical director may also may serve
as the physician representative on an interdisciplinary team or teams or as an
attending physician.
(3)
Appoint a qualified individual to serve as the director of the pediatric
respite care program who
performs the following duties:
(a)
Assumes responsibility for the
day-to-day management of the program and for assuring compliance with Chapter
3712. of the Revised Code, Chapter 3701-13, and this chapter of the
Administrative Code;
(b)
Implements the pediatric respite care program's
policies and procedures regarding all activities and services provided by the
pediatric respite care program;
(c)
Designates an individual to act in his or her
absence;
(d)
Implements the pediatric respite care program's
quality assessment and performance improvement program under rule
3701-19-52 the Administrative
Code; and
(e)
Implements the pediatric respite care program's
patient grievance program established under paragraph (A)(2) of this
rule.
(4)
Ensures that all services provided are consistent with
accepted standards of practice for pediatric respite care.
(5)
Evaluates
the pediatric respite care program's quality assessment and performance
improvement program on an annual basis.
(D) Each pediatric respite care program
governing body
is obligated to conduct an ongoing,
comprehensive, integrated, self-assessment of the quality and appropriateness
of care provided by the program, including care provided under contracts with
other persons or public agencies.
(E) The pediatric respite care program
governing body
is obligated to designate an individual or
individuals to be responsible for the quality assessment and performance
improvement program
who
implements
and reports on activities and mechanisms for monitoring
the quality of care,
identifies and
resolves
problems,
makes suggestions for improving
and provides their reports to the
governing body of the program. The pediatric respite care program
is obligated
to use the findings of the quality assessment and performance improvement
program to correct identified problems and revise pediatric respite care program policies
as
necessary.
(F) The pediatric
respite care program governing body shall use the findings of the quality
assessment and performance improvement program to correct identified problems
and to revise pediatric respite care program policies if necessary.
