HAR §11-99-24
HAR §11-99-24. §11-99-23 Physician's services
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 11-99-24
(a) Admission
and ongoing orders and plans of treatment shall be in
writing, and carried out by the staff of the facility
including arrangement for transfer to other facilities
when indicated.
(b)
All residents admitted to a facility shall be
under the care of a physician selected by the resident
or his guardian.
(c)
Each resident shall receive prompt medical
care as needed.
(d)
Physicians shall participate as appropriate in
the interdisciplinary evaluation of residents and their
plan of care.
(e)
Physicians shall conduct an appropriate
examination of each resident at least annually.
(f)
The administrator shall arrange with a
physician to serve as consultant in all matters relating
to control of infection and communicable disease within
the facility.
(g)
Each resident shall have a physical
examination by a physician within five days prior to
admission or within one week after admission, and must
have had tuberculosis clearance as required by
§11-99-13(2)(I),(J) within the previous year.
(h)
Each resident shall be certified by a
physician as to their capability for self-preservation.
This certification shall be documented in the resident's
record and reviewed at least annually.
(i)
Each resident shall be certified by the
physician as to their need for nursing services. this
certification shall be documented in the resident's
record and reviewed at least annually.
(j)
The facility shall promptly notify the
physician of any accident, injury, or change in the
resident's medical condition. [Eff. April 29, 1985]
(Auth: HRS §§321-9, 321-10, 321-11, 333-53) (Imp: HRS
§333-53)