Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 64-50-7 - Requirements Related to the Provision of Limited and Intermittent Nursing7.1. The service provider shall arrange for a registered professional nurse to supervise limited and intermittent nursing care to residents needing that type of care.7.2. A service provider shall not accept as a resident a person who is in need of extensive or ongoing nursing care and shall arrange for the transfer to an appropriate health care facility of a resident needing that type of care.7.3. The service provider shall provide adequate nursing support staff to ensure appropriate nursing care outcomes. Nursing support staff shall be under the supervision of the registered professional nurse who has assumed supervision for the limited and intermittent nursing care provided to the residents.7.4. The service provider shall implement, within reasonable expectation, the recommendations of the registered nurse regarding limited and intermittent nursing care and staff training intended to protect the residents requiring that type of care.7.5. The service provider shall assure that treatment involving medical management of a resident is carried out only in accordance with an order from a physician or other lawfully authorized health care professional. No medication, diet, medical procedure or treatment shall be started, changed or discontinued by the service provider without an order by a lawfully authorized health care professional.