Section 246-335-060. Delivery of services.

The applicant or licensee must establish and implement policies and procedures that describe:

(1) Admission, transfer, discharge and referral processes;

(2) Specific services, including nonmedical tasks, available to meet patient or client, or family needs as identified in plans of care;

(3) Agency personnel, contractor, and volunteer roles and responsibilities related to medication assistance level 1 and level 2;

(4) Coordination of care, including:

(a) Coordination among services being provided by the in-home services agency; and

(b) Coordination with other agencies when care being provided impacts patient or client health;

(5) Actions to address patient or client, or family communication needs;

(6) Infection control practices for direct care personnel, contractors, and volunteers consistent with local health authorities;

(7) Actions to take when personnel, volunteers, contractors, or patients or clients exhibit or report symptoms of a communicable disease in an infectious stage in accordance with chapter 246-100 WAC, Communicable and certain other diseases and chapter 246-101 WAC, Notifiable conditions;

(8) Management of patient or client medications and treatments in accordance with appropriate practice acts;

(9) Food storage, preparation and handling;

(10) Reporting of patient/client abuse and neglect according to chapter 74.34 RCW;

(11) Emergency care of patient or client;

(12) Actions to be taken upon death of a patient or client;

(13) Implementation of advanced directives in accordance with the Natural Death Act; and

(14) Plans for service delivery when natural or man-made emergencies occur that prevent normal agency operation.

(15) Nurse delegation as defined in RCW 18.79.260 (3)(e) and rules adopted thereunder, if applicable.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.127 RCW. WSR 04-01-197, § 246-335-060, filed 12/24/03, effective 1/24/04; WSR 02-18-026, § 246-335-060, filed 8/23/02, effective 10/1/02.]

Chapter 70.127 RCW. WSR 04-01-197, § 246-335-060, filed 12/24/03, effective 1/24/04; WSR 02-18-026, § 246-335-060, filed 8/23/02, effective 10/1/02.

Rules

246-100,246-101,