Chapter 514 - Nursing Facility Services - DHHR - State of West ...

Arrangements for securing the residents’ medical records and;Actions to be taken to locate a missing resident.The nursing facility’s governing body or designee must ensure that staff rehearses anddocument, at least annually, actions to be taken in the event of a missing resident.514.4.9 Resident RightsThe NF’s governing body or designee must:Establish a policy statement setting forth the rights of residents prohibiting themistreatment, neglect, misappropriation of resident property or abuse of resident;Post the written resident rights policy for staff, resident, families or representatives andall interested parties to view; andProvide policies and procedures and ensure that each resident admitted to the facility isfully informed of his/her rights and responsibilities as a resident in the facility.514.4.10 Hospital Transfer AgreementEach nursing facility’s governing body or designee must show documentation of a writtentransfer agreement that must be in effect with one or more hospitals approved for participationunder the Medicare and Medicaid programs in accordance with 42 CFR 483.75 (n). Theagreement must include information necessary to provide quality care and continuation ofservices by either the hospital or the nursing facility.The hospital transfer must include information regarding the resident and must include a copy ofthe Advanced Directives and the most current evaluations including a list of current medicationsand most recent PASRR Level II evaluation, if applicable.514.4.11 Services Provided by Outside SourcesIf a nursing facility does not provide a required service to meet the needs of one or moreresidents, the governing body or designee may enter into a written agreement / contract with anoutside service, program, or resource to provide this service which is to be paid by the facilityunder the all-inclusive rate. The administrator or designee is responsible and accountable forassuring that outside sources meet the standards for quality of services and the timeliness ofproviding those services.The administrator or designee must assure that the vendor and their staff is able to meet allmandatory educational, licensing, certification and criminal investigation background checkrequirements for the specific area of service(s) furnished and follow the policies and procedureof the nursing facility.Department of Health and Human Resources Chapter 514: Nursing Facility Services Page 23January 1, 2013DISCLAIMER: This manual does not address all the complexities of Medicaid policies and procedures,and must be supplemented with all State and Federal Laws and Regulations.