Montana Code 50-5-1204. Long-term care facility procedures
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
50-5-1204. Long-term care facility procedures. A long-term care facility that provides a safety device under 50-5-1203 shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-5-1204
- Long-term care facility: means a licensed facility that provides skilled nursing care or intermediate nursing care or that is an assisted living facility, as defined in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 50-5-1202
- Physician: includes an advanced practice registered nurse to the extent permitted by federal law. See Montana Code 50-5-1202
- Resident: means a person who lives in a long-term care facility. See Montana Code 50-5-1202
(1)document that the procedures outlined in 50-5-1203 have been followed;
(2)monitor the use of the safety device in accordance with accepted standards of practice;
(3)reevaluate the resident‘s need for the safety device, no less than quarterly, in consultation with the resident, the resident’s family, and the attending physician.