Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-150 - Nursing Care Facility
Section R432-150-8 - Administrator
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-150-8
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The licensee shall ensure that the administrator:
(a) holds a current license as
a health facility administrator by the Utah Department of Commerce pursuant to
Title 58, Chapter 15, Health Facility Administrator Act;
(b) posts the license in a place readily
visible to the public;
(c) does not
supervise more than one nursing care facility;
(d) has enough freedom from other
responsibilities to permit attention to the management and administration of
the facility;
(e) designates, in
writing, the name and title of the person who has the authority and freedom to
act in the best interests of resident safety and well-being to act as
administrator in any temporary absence of the administrator; and
(f) is not superseded by an unlicensed
administrator designee.
(2) The licensee shall ensure the administrator's responsibilities are defined in a written job description on file in the facility that includes the following responsibilities:
(a) the completion, submission, and filing of
any required reports, including a monthly census report to the Division of
Integrated Healthcare as required by Section
R414-401-4, by the end of the
succeeding month to avoid department issued sanctions, including civil money
penalties, in accordance with Section
R432-3-7, for failure to report
the required census information;
(b) to act as a liaison between the licensee,
medical and nursing staffs, and other supervisory staff of the
facility;
(c) to respond to
recommendations made by the quality assurance committee;
(d) to implement policies and procedures
governing the operation of any functions of the facility;
(e) to review any incident, accident report,
and document the action taken or reason for no action;
(f) to ensure that facility policies and
procedures reflect current facility practice, and are revised and updated as
needed; and
(g) secure and update
contracts for required professional services that are not provided directly by
the facility that document the following:
(i)
the effective and expiration date of contract;
(ii) a description of goods or services
provided by the contractor to the facility;
(iii) a statement that the contractor shall
conform to the standards required by Utah law or rules;
(iv) a provision to terminate the contract
with advance notice;
(v) the
financial terms of the contract;
(vi) a copy of the business or professional
license of the contractor;
(vii) a
provision to report findings, observations, and recommendations to the
administrator on a regular basis; and
(viii) contracts are signed, dated, and
maintained for review by the department.
(3) The licensee shall ensure the administrator maintains a written transfer agreement with one or more hospitals to facilitate the transfer of residents and essential resident information that includes:
(a) criteria for transfer;
(b) method of transfer;
(c) transfer of information needed for proper
care and treatment of the resident transferred;
(d) security and accountability of personal
property of the resident transferred;
(e) proper notification of hospital and
responsible person before transfer;
(f) the facility responsible for resident
care during the transfer; and
(g)
resident confidentiality.
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