Admission Requirements

01. Admissions Policies. Each facility must develop and implement written admission policies and procedures, which must include: (3-15-22) a. The purpose, quantity, and characteristics of available services; (3-15-22) b. Criteria for addressing admission, discharge, and transfer of residents to, from, or within the facility. (7-1-26) 02. Acceptable Admissions. Policies for admitting residents to the facility must include: (7-1-26) a. The facility has the capability, capacity, and services to provide appropriate care; (3-15-22) b. The resident does not require a type of service for which the facility is not licensed to provide or which the facility does not provide or arrange for; and (3-15-22) c. The facility has the personnel, appropriate in numbers and with appropriate knowledge and skills to provide such services. (3-15-22)