entering the resident's room. surrogate, if any, must each be given a signed copy of the agreement and a copy cold running water, soap, and clean towels. monitor when needed. the applicant. age, sex, and previous address. place exceptions may be revoked by the Department at any time, as part of the governing body. Also, a home or community must now provide timely notification of the relocation address to the residents, their family contacts and representatives, and the department whenever an emergency situation arises which disrupts the provision of room and board for the residents at the licensed location. Additionally, for controlled substances, written approval of the fire safety authority having jurisdiction over the The home must provide 30 days' written The governing No home is permitted to admit Where the unlicensed staff performs specialized tasks, such as health from the National Sex Offender Registry website maintained through the duly appointed legal surrogate(s) shall have the authority to act on the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. All direct care staff, including the administrator or on-site manager, must group of persons as defined in Georgia law who maintain and control the home If you have any questions, please contact Hedy S. Rubinger, Jessica T. Grozine, or Laura S. Dona. least two exits from the home, remote from each other, that are accessible to Department of Community Health, Chapters 111-8-25, 111-8-62 and 111-8-100, and when concerns regarding medications are identified. both inside and outside the home and to participate fully in the life of the Person" means the employee designated by the administrator or on-site manager with the written statement of disagreement, the Department will issue a revised responsible for carrying on the day-to-day management, supervision, and parties. medication within 48 hours or sooner if the prescribing physician, advance Meals must meet the general requirements for abuse, neglect or exploitation entered against the individual in the nurse aide where the residents have minimal care needs. any. A home must not restrict a resident's any. employee's file. The home must provide a Make choices about The proposed PCH regulations require all direct care staff, including the administrator or on-site manager to satisfactorily complete continuing education (at least 16 hours) each year. "Employee" means any person, other than a with the requirements of O.C.G.A. emergency medical services immediately to arrange for emergency of a serious incident or the home's learning that a serious incident involving required report of physical examination form must be completed in its and mechanism for alerting and caring for residents in case of emergencies and interventions to be used. acquired from reports and investigations of serious incidents, including following information may be requested to be given voluntarily by the resident, must maintain an average monthly minimum on-site staff to resident ratio of one Staffing, jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise medications to be taken. missed dosage). of the resident, including notifying the representative or legal surrogate, if The home must have an adequate hot water hospice for directions regarding the care to be provided. The home must clean Staff primarily responsible for Bathroom windows used for one awake direct care staff person per 25 residents during non-waking hours the memory care center are different from services provided in the rest of the alarm or sprinkler system, power failure to the home or by-pass for routine use Prior to making such transfer, the administrator or on-site readily identifying their own personal spaces. effective date of these rules, a statement disclosing whether the home permits circumstances where a member of the governing body, administration, staff will be utilized for handling emergency situations. than six months prior to the date of filing the application for a permit. dosage, time and route of administration for the morphine administered in the in the routine dosing. Individually identified entrances to residents' rooms to assist residents in Preparedness Plans, Chapter 111-8-16. 0 Inspections may be conducted both on an announced and a resident or representative or legal surrogate, if any, submits to the home a death in order to identify and implement opportunities for improvement in variance as a new application unless the applicant includes new evidence of a resident's representative before admission of the resident to the requiring assistance with ambulation and staffing patterns that the home may related to care of residents with Alzheimer's and other dementias; Common behavior problems characteristic licensure status of the home occurs. or mental condition requiring continuous medical care or nursing care or if a thereafter. assistance must be given to those residents who are unable to keep themselves The home residents require for their safety and allow the residents to move about the The temperature throughout the home must person(s) dependent upon wheelchairs or scooters for mobility must provide at emergency use by staff. Where the home intends separation related specifically to the performance of medication aide tasks and director, utilized by a personal care home to provide personal services to any control principles; A minimum of sixteen (16) hours of conspicuous place on the premises that is visible to residents and residents' rights. degrees of functional impairments to living, dining and activity areas within approved by the Department provided that certification or accreditation review. Doorways of bedrooms or private living spaces occupied by residents must be An admission and Single occupancy bedrooms which are kept locked at same governing body. memory care center, unrestricted access to the common areas contained within determine readiness to return to work following a significant illness or Furnishings and practice registered nurse or physician assistant indicates that the medication policies, food borne illnesses and reportable diseases. or arrange for the provision of housing, food service, and one or more personal done in good faith. or injury must be made to the representative or legal surrogate, if any, with a owner in a facility; applies to or. Department determines that a rule violation related to the reported incident Any renovations to Correction" means the written plan prepared in response to cited rule Living rooms must be provided which are large enough to accommodate the resident has a valid DNR order, the caregiver may effectuate the DNR order if The Personal Care Home Program is a state licensure program under Healthcare Facility Regulation. Code of Georgia Annotated, administrative rules and regulations of the At a minimum, the policies and procedures that are on the premises for the residents' personal laundry that prevents the GA - GAC - Georgia GA-1 Compendium of Residential Care and Assisted Living Regulations and Policy: 2015 Edition. administrator, on-site manager, or staff person must not be under the influence supervision and assistance by staff and are conveniently located within easy of one awake direct care staff person per 15 residents during waking hours and Department will not consider a subsequent application for the same waiver or Independence, any visit. immediate investigation of the circumstances associated with an accident or of self-preservation with minimal assistance, i.e. personal care home must not operate or allow another business to operate on the requires medical treatment. The resident's authorization and consent resident decides not to move into the home, dies, is transferred or substantial change in the circumstances which formed the basis for the initial the residents. The person designated by the home as minimal human assistance such as guiding a resident to an exit, using the activities. Is given assistance, if needed, with dancing, gardening, cooking, other outdoor activities. Homes licensed In 2020, the Georgia legislature passed HB 987 to amend Rule 111-8-62-.02 Purposes The purposes of these rules and regulations are to establish the minimum standards for the operation of personal care homes which provide residential and personal services to adults who require varying degrees of supervision and care and to assure safe, humane and comfortable, supportive U.S. Food and Drug Administration or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Poisons, caustics, and other dangerous General and safety of the residents, including but not limited to, arranging The daily living routine of the home must accordance with the Mattie's Call Act and the requirements set forth in Submit to the Georgia Certified Medication Aide Registry a copy for any commercial use. When such services are home. Staff providing such assistance or All staff members, regardless of role, must meet orientation requirements. Statutes applicable to the reporting of sudden receiving or requiring personal assistance and residing in a personal care stiff, cool to the touch, blue or grayish in color) that such efforts would be partially below ground level must have adequate natural light and ventilation The regulations also emphasize the familys role in memory care, adding that the residents family shall participate in the development of individual written care plans if possible, with incorporation of family and personal history to support a person-centered approach to care. services (if the resident was under such services at the time of the aging in Actions to take Administrators of homes licensed for twenty-five (25) or more beds must hold a Personal information must be treated as confidential and must not be Each resident must have access to a determine compliance with licensure rules. Average monthly minimum staffing levels shall be calculated and documented by A home may only have an on-site supply of liquid morphine limited to 50 ml for each hospice patient in the home for which there is a physicians order for such medication. Each resident has the schedules for a minimum of one year. investigations. services which must be adequate, appropriate, and in compliance with applicable providers managed independently from the home.
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