(1) Procedures for a long-term care facility to notify the Office of Long-Term Care of admissions; and
(2)
(A) Procedures by which a person in a long-term care facility may decline options counseling for long-term care.
(B)
(i) These procedures shall include a form promulgated by the Department of Human Services for use by a long-term care facility.
(ii) The form shall be limited to one (1) page and shall:
(a) Be orally read to the resident or, if applicable, the resident's representative by long-term care facility staff except as provided in this subdivision (2)(B)(ii);
(b) List the date;
(c) State the name of the resident or, if applicable, the resident's representative;
(d) Contain checkboxes indicating that:
(2) The form was not read orally to the resident or resident's representative because the resident lacks decisional capacity and does not have a representative; and
(3) The resident or the resident's representative declined the options counseling for long-term care;
(e) Contain a statement and an acknowledgment that options counseling for long-term care is an optional program and may be declined by execution of the form;
(f) Be signed by the resident or, if applicable, the resident's representative; and
(g) Be retained by the long-term care facility in the resident's admission file for eighteen (18) months or until the next standard survey, whichever is longer.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.