Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-02 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Department of
Chapter 0465-02-10 - Minimum Program Requirements for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institutional Habilitation Facilities
Section 0465-02-10-.02 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The facility must ensure that each person supported receives an annual physical examination (unless less often is indicated by the physician of the person supported), which includes routine screenings (such as vision and hearing) and laboratory examinations (such as Pap smear and blood work) as determined necessary by the physician and special studies where the index of suspicion is high.
(2) The facility must ensure that all persons supported receive social services including liaison between the person supported, his/her family, the facility and the community.
(3) The facility must ensure that each person supported receives a medical exam within ninety (90) days before or thirty (30) days after admission.
(4) The facility must ensure that each person supported receives an annual dental screening.
(5) The facility must ensure that each person supported receives qualified dental, medical, nursing, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, social, psychological, speech pathology and audiology services in accordance with his/her ISP.
(6) The facility must ensure that each person supported is provided with immunizations as required by the Tennessee Department of Health unless prohibited by a physician's order.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 33-1-201, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-407.
