Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-270 - Assisted Living Facilities
Section R432-270-16 - Secure Units
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A type II assisted living licensee with approved secure units may admit residents with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's or dementia if the resident can exit the facility with limited assistance from one person.
(2) The licensee shall ensure that each resident admitted to a secure unit has an admission agreement that indicates placement in the secure unit. The licensee shall ensure the secure admission agreement:
(3) In addition to completing the facility orientation and demonstration of core competency skills, the licensee shall ensure each direct-care employee in the secure unit is provided a minimum of four hours of the 16 required hours of documented one-on-one job training in the secure unit.
(4) There licensee shall ensure that there is at least one direct-care staff in the secure unit continuously.
(5) The licensee shall provide an emergency evacuation plan on each secure unit that addresses the ability of the secure unit staff to evacuate the residents in case of emergency.