R432-152-30. Respite Care

(1) An Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities licensee may provide respite services that comply with the following requirements: (a) the purpose of respite is to provide intermittent, time-limited care to give primary caretakers relief from the demands of caring for a person; (b) respite services may be provided at an hourly rate or daily rate, but shall not exceed 14-days for any single respite stay; (c) the licensee shall coordinate the delivery of respite services with the recipient of services, case manager and the family member or primary caretaker; (d) the licensee shall document the person's response to the respite placement and coordinate with provider agencies to ensure an uninterrupted service delivery program; (e) the licensee shall complete a service agreement to serve as the plan of care, and shall identify the prescribed medications, physician treatment orders, need for assistance for activities of daily living and diet orders; (f) the licensee shall have written policies and procedures available to staff regarding the respite care clients that include: (i) medication administration; (ii) notification of a responsible party in the case of an emergency; (iii) service agreement and admission criteria; (iv) behavior management interventions; (v) philosophy of respite services; (vi) post-service summary; (vii) training and in-service requirement for employees; and (viii) handling personal funds; (g) the licensee shall provide persons receiving respite services a copy of the resident rights documents upon initial day of service and updated annually; and (h) the licensee shall maintain a record for each person receiving respite services that ensures: (i) retention and storage of records complies with Subsections R432-152-29(3) and (4); and (ii) confidentiality and release of information complies with Subsection R432-150-24(3). (2) The licensee shall ensure each record contains the following: (a) a service agreement; (b) demographic information and resident identification data; (c) nursing notes; (d) physician treatment orders; (e) records made by staff regarding daily care of the person in-service; (f) accident and injury reports; and (g) a post-service summary. (3) The licensee shall file any client's advanced directive in the client record and inform staff of the directive.