Upon the death of a resident with a personal fund deposited with the facility, the facility shall convey within 30 days the resident's funds, and a final accounting of those funds, to the individual or probate jurisdiction administering the resident's estate. Subsequent to the completion of the nurse aide training program including the satisfactory performance of all duties and skills listed in the performance record, the facility shall arrange for the nurse aide trainee to take and pass the State authorized residential health care facility nurse aide clinical skills competency examination and the written or oral competency examination as follows: (i) The clinical skills competency examination shall be given by a licensed registered nurse, who meets the definition of the Clinical Skills Evaluator until June 30, 1992 and effective July 1, 1992 the Nurse Aide Evaluator specified in subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (1) of this subdivision and who is not otherwise associated with the facility employing and/or training the nurse aide trainee. Positive findings shall require appropriate clinical follow-up. ISBN: 978-1-64535-132-. (iv) Approved programs must notify the Department, in the form and manner described by the Department, and may be subject to review, whenever substantive changes are made to the program. All new nursing home residents and residents readmitted to the facility must have an opportunity to receive the first or any required next dose of the COVID-19 vaccine within 14 days of having been admitted or readmitted to such facility, as applicable. Dementia programs seek to improve the quality and treatment of patients with dementia. Terminal illness is defined as a medical life expectancy of six months or less if the illness runs its normal course. Copies of such statues are also available for public inspection and copying at the Records Access Office, Department of Health, Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237. In the event that the resident leaves for reasons within his or her control, or that of the next of kin and/or sponsor, the facility shall not retain from the prepayment or charge in the absence of a prepayment, an amount in excess of one day's basic rate in addition to any amount obligated for services already furnished. The program shall provide goal-oriented, comprehensive, interdisciplinary and coordinated services directed at restoring the individual to the optimal level of physical, cognitive and behavioral functioning. In pooled accounts, there shall be a separate accounting for each resident's share. (b) the process by which residents are classified for reimbursement purposes into the RUG-II classification system shall be, at least annually, an item for discussion on the agenda at a resident council as required by paragraph (8) of this subdivision; (11) furnish for the staff telephone services consisting of at least one operational, unlocked, noncoin telephone installation on each floor of the facility, for the use of professional staff in the performance of their duties; (12) permit activities related only to the operation of the facility except that the operator, subject to prior written approval of the commissioner, may, where such arrangement will not result in any diminishment of resident care or services, or adversely affect the cost of delivering nursing home services; (i) enter into a written contract for the purpose of leasing unneeded space and equipment on the premises of the facility to a health care practitioner licensed by the State Education Department, or to a provider licensed under the Public Health Law, Mental Hygiene Law, or Social Services Law to provide health care services to residents or nonresidents, where such arrangements will also promote needed health care services for residents; or. (k) Observing and reporting signs and symptoms of disability and illness: (i) determination of temperature, pulse, respiration; (3) recognizing and reporting abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases and conditions, including but not limited to: (xv) foul-smelling or concentrated urine; and. 415.14 Dietary services. (d) in the event of a health emergency involving the resident and requiring immediate special services or supplies to be furnished during the period of the emergency; (vii) provide to each resident or designated representative at the time of admission, a written copy of the following information and services which shall be considered as basic information and services to be made available to all residents: (b) board, including therapeutic or modified diets, as prescribed by a physician; (c) lodging; a clean, healthful, sheltered environment, properly outfitted; (e) the use of all equipment, medical supplies and modalities, notwithstanding the quantity usually used in the everyday care of nursing home residents, including but not limited to catheters, hypodermic syringes and needles, irrigation outfits, dressings and pads, and so forth; (f) fresh bed linen, as required, changed at least twice weekly, including sufficient quantities of necessary bed linen or appropriate substitutes changed as often as required for incontinent residents; (g) hospital gowns or pajamas as required by the clinical condition of the resident, unless the resident, next of kin or sponsor elects to furnish them, and laundry services for these and other launderable personal clothing items; (h) general household medicine cabinet supplies, including but not limited to non-prescription medications, materials for routine skin care, oral hygiene, care of hair, and so forth, except when specific items are medically indicated and prescribed for exceptional use for a specific resident; (i) assistance and/or supervision, when required, with activities of daily living, including but not limited to toilet, bathing, feeding and ambulation assistance; (j) services, in the daily performance of their assigned duties, by members of the nursing home staff concerned with resident care; (k) use of customarily stocked equipment, including but not limited to crutches, walkers, wheelchairs or other supportive equipment, including training in their use when necessary, unless such item is prescribed by a physician for regular and sole use by a specific resident; (l) activities program, including but not limited to a planned schedule of recreational, motivational, social and other activities, together with the necessary materials and supplies to make the resident's life more meaningful; (n) physical therapy, on either a staff or fee-for-service basis, as prescribed by a physician, administered by or under the direct supervision of a licensed and currently registered physical therapist; (o) occupational therapy, on either a staff or fee-for-service basis, as prescribed by a physician, administered by or under the supervision of a qualified occupational therapist; (p) speech pathology services, on either a staff or fee-for-service basis, as prescribed by a physician, administered by a qualified speech pathologist; (q) audiology services, on either a staff or fee-for-service basis, as prescribed by a physician, administered by a qualified audiologist; and. The certified nurse aide shall be recertifed every two years no later than the last day of the month in which certification was received. Occupational therapy assistants provide treatment according to a plan developed by or in collaboration with a licensed occupational therapist. When COVID vaccines became available at year's end, Aegis enrolled in a federal program that brought on-site vaccinations to virtually all the country's nursing homes and assisted living facilities. To obtain recertification the certified nurse aide shall demonstrate in the form indicated by the Department that he/she has worked at least 7 hours for compensation as a health care nurse aide during the previous 24 month period. Training conducted for purposes of orienting new aides does not count toward meeting the annual 6 or 12-hour aide in-service requirement. As a minimum, the performance record shall include the following: (a) a listing of the measurable performance criteria for each duty and skill expected to be learned in the program; (b) an entry showing satisfactory or unsatisfactory performance; (d) the name of the instructor supervising the performance. 17,000 nursing homes, and in Fiscal Year 2000, Medicare and Medicaid paid more than $45 billion to nursing homes. (g) Transfer Agreements. They must work under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist or a licensed physician to assist in providing occupational therapy services. The administrator shall set an example for all staff members, consultants and others affiliated with the facility which recognizes that the institution exists to serve the interests of and the needs of the residents, which emphasizes the importance of a resident's right to independence regarding all aspects of institutional life and encourages residents to participate together with staff in resolving conflicts and problems which frequently arise in a group residential setting. (a) Services included in Medicare or Medicaid payment. This week's Ftag of the Week is F947 Required In-Service Training for Nurse Aides, which is part of the Training Requirements regulatory group. A facility may choose to provide residents with supplies, equipment and transportation essential to the activities program required by 415.5(g) of this Title. The facility provides extensive age specific nursing, medical, psychological and counseling support services to children with diverse and complex medical, emotional and social problems in a program recognized and approved by the department to provide these services. The facility shall not be required to bear the expense of such visit. The nursing home shall require the following of all personnel as a condition of employment or affiliation: (1) for all personnel prior to employment or affiliation, except for personnel with no clinical or patient contact responsibilities who are located in a building or site with no patient care services, an initial individual tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment, symptom evaluation, and TB test (either tuberculin skin test or Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved blood assay for the detection of latent tuberculosis infection), and annual assessments thereafter. The facility shall deposit any resident's personal funds in excess of $50 in an interest bearing account (or accounts) that is separate from any of the facility's operating accounts, and that credits all interest earned on the resident's funds to his or her account. (iii) Program approval will be granted for a term not to exceed 2 years and is subject to on-site review for the purpose of determining compliance with applicable State and federal requirements during the course of all facility surveys. Residents shall be assessed as to their ability to be weaned from their ventilatory dependence. When this service is provided, the operator shall ensure that: the radiographic procedures requiring the use of contrast media or fluoroscopic interpretation and control are performed with the active participation of a qualified specialist in diagnostic radiology or a physician qualified in a medical specialty related to the radiographic procedure. The system shall contain, as a minimum, the resident's name, Medicaid case number where applicable, date of admission, date and amount of each withdrawal or deposit, and balance at each transaction. A planned combination of specialized services provided in a nursing home unit for head-injured residents, where the unit consists of at least 20 beds. (2) care of personal belongings such as clothing, dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids and prostheses. The nursing home is required to provide such examination without cost for all employees. Nursing homes shall have in effect a written transfer agreement with one or more general hospitals as required to meet the medical care needs of residents. The log shall contain for each referral a patient identifier, and indicate the race, sex, color, national origin of the referral, the date of referral, referring hospital or agency, and date and type of disposition of referral by the facility. The operation and utilization of the waiting list shall be described in the written admission policies; (xi) furnish to all hospitals within the long-term care planning area and to any hospital, referral agency, or individual upon request a copy of the facility's admission policies; and. Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs) are required to be in compliance with the requirements in 42 CFR Part 483, Subpart B, to receive payment under the Medicare or Medicaid programs. (1) For purposes of this subdivision, misappropriation of resident property shall mean the theft, unauthorized use or removal, embezzlement or intentional destruction of the resident's personal property including but not limited to money, clothing, furniture, appliances, jewelry, works of art, and such other possessions and articles belonging to the resident regardless of monetary value. The facility shall provide comprehensive and coordinated health services and the operator must provide or make arrangements for: case management services; substance abuse services, if appropriate; mental health services; HIV prevention and counseling services; pastoral counseling; TB screening and on-going follow up, and specialized medical services including gynecology, as needed. Section 441.317 - Sub-acute care services. The in-service requirement begins from the aide's date of hire/employment. Messages for nursing home staff: Planning and practicing fire safety. Enroll in a free nationwide network providing a live online curriculum and on-demand technical assistance for nursing homes seeking to control COVID infections. If it chooses to provide these items and services, they shall be included as covered Medicare or Medicaid services and reimbursed under those program benefits. The state Department of Health (DOH) has issued guidance to address the in-service training requirements for personal care aides (PCAs) and home health aides (HHAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Section 441.320 - Teaching program (approved), Section 441.321 - Teaching program (nonapproved), Part 442 - Reporting Principles And Concepts, Section 442.12 - Matching of revenue and expenses, Section 442.13 - Deductions from operating revenue, Section 442.15 - Long-term security investments, Section 442.18 - Accounting for property, plant and equipment, Section 442.23 - Debt financing for plant replacement and expansion purposes, Section 442.24 - Direct assignment of costs, Section 442.25 - Hospital research and education costs, Section 442.26 - In-service education--nursing, Section 442.27 - In-service education--nonnursing, Section 442.29 - Periodic interim payments, Section 443.2 - Functional and responsibility concepts, Section 443.4 - Listing of accounts--balance sheet, Section 443.5 - Listing of accounts--income statement, Section 443.6 - Small hospital reduced reporting requirements, Section 443.7 - Natural classification of revenue, Section 443.8 - Natural classification of expense, Section 444.2 - Unrestricted Fund assets, Section 444.4 - Unrestricted fund liabilities, Section 444.5 - Restricted fund liabilities, Section 444.8 - Operating revenue accounts--general, Section 444.9 - Operating revenue--daily hospital services, Section 444.10 - Operating revenue--ambulatory services, Section 444.11 - Operating revenue--ancillary services, Section 444.12 - Operating revenue--other operating revenue, Section 444.13 - Operating revenue--deductions from revenue, Section 444.14 - Patient revenue account descriptions, Section 444.15 - Other operating revenue account descriptions, Section 444.16 - Deductions from revenue account descriptions, Section 444.17 - Operating expenses--general, Section 444.18 - Daily hospital services expenses description, Section 444.19 - Ambulatory services expenses description, Section 444.20 - Ancillary services expenses description, Section 444.21 - Other operating expenses description, Section 444.22 - Non-operating revenue and expenses description, Section 444.23 - Natural classification of expense, Section 445.2 - Job titles by natural classification index, Section 445.3 - Supplies and services by natural expense classification index, Section 446.2 - Reclassification for reporting purposes, Section 446.3 - Reclassification for cost finding purposes, Section 446.4 - Alternative cost allocation bases--sequence of allocation, Section 446.5 - Recommended cost allocation bases--listing, Section 446.6 - Definitions and sources of statistics for Medicaid cost allocation, Section 446.7 - Description of other New York State supplemental data, Section 446.8 - Definitions and sources of statistics for Medicaid cost allocation, Section 446.9 - Expense detail reporting, Section 446.10 - Identification of supplemental data, Section 446.12 - Accommodation classification, Section 446.14 - Changes in certified bed capacity, Section 446.16 - Source of payment defined, Section 446.17 - Gross charges by source of payment, Section 446.18 - Patient days by source of payment, Section 446.19 - Discharges by source of payment, Section 446.20 - Ambulatory visits by source of payment, Section 446.21 - Direct admissions from emergency room, Section 446.22 - Inpatient care statistics by unit, Section 446.23 - Ambulatory care statistics, Section 446.25 - Home medical care program, Section 446.26 - Organized Drug Addiction Program, Section 446.27 - Organized alcoholic treatment program, Section 446.28 - Selected special service statistics, Section 446.30 - Cost allocation adjustments, Section 446.36 - Supplemental data for both upstate and downstate Blue Cross plans, Section 446.37 - Cost allocation adjustments, Section 446.38 - Funded depreciation calculation, Section 446.39 - Funded depreciation waiver, Section 446.41 - Hospital-based home health agencies, Section 446.44 - Program services for supplemental data, Part 447 - Standard Unit Of Measure References, Section 447.3 - Neurology--Diagnostic Services, Section 447.4 - Physical therapy services, Section 447.5 - Occupational Therapy Services, Section 448.1 - Specifications for cost reporting periods beginning in 1980, Title: Section 415.26 - Organization and administration. (b) the reassessment of the health status of all personnel as frequently as necessary, but no less than annually, to ensure that personnel are free from health impairments which pose a risk to residents or personnel which cannot be reasonably accommodated or which may interfere with the performance of duties; (c) that all personnel report immediately to their supervisor or the administrator any signs or symptoms of personal illness. Additional health care personnel may supplement the instructor to provide specialized training provided that such supplemental trainers have at least one year of experience in their field of expertise. A copy of this poster is also available for public inspection and copying at the Department of Health's Records Access Office at the address set forth above. Most people think the danger from fire is the flames, however, it is the smoke that can travel quickly to areas far from the fire. (3) provide for the transfer of medical and other information needed for care and treatment of residents, when the transferring facility deems it appropriate. Potential residents whose personal attending physician or dentist is not approved to provide services to the resident after admission shall be duly notified prior to or at the time of admission. (3) The nursing home shall advise each potential resident or designated representative that he or she may seek a second opinion if he or she disagrees with the diagnosis or treatment being provided, and may call in a specialist selected by the resident or designated representative for medical consultation. Licensed Professions: Nursing. In-service requirements: State and federal in-service education mandates include 12 hours per year for home health aides (HHAs) and 6 hours per year for personal care aides (PCAs). Home health aide training programs are allowed 60 days from the day an individual enters the program to complete the 75 hours. This curriculum shall be taught at a fourth (4th) to sixth (6th) grade English literacy level. (i) upon receiving prepayment or advance money for the purpose of being applied to payments in satisfaction of or as security for the performance of facility responsibilities, deposit such money, which shall continue to be the money of the person making the prepayment, in an interest-bearing account in a bank or with a financial agent; (ii) not be required to deposit prepayment in an interest-bearing account where such money is to be applied to payments when due, until 61 days after such prepayment or advanced money is made; (iii) notify in writing each of the persons making such prepayment of the name and address of the bank or financial agent with which the deposit is made and the amount of such deposit. 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