§ 72513. Administrator.
22 CA ADC § 72513Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
22 CCR § 72513
§ 72513. Administrator.
(b) The administrator shall have sufficient freedom from other responsibilities and shall be on the premises of the skilled nursing facility a sufficient number of hours to permit adequate attention to the management and administration of the facility. The Department may require that the administrator spend additional hours in the facility whenever the Department determines through a written evaluation that such additional hours are needed to provide adequate administrative management.
(e) The administrator shall be responsible for informing the Department, via telephone within 24 hours of any unusual occurrences as specified in Section 72541. If the unusual occurrence involves the discontinuance or disruption of services occurring during other than regular business hours of the Department or its designee, a telephone report shall be made immediately upon the resumption of business hours of the Department.
(f) The administrator or designee shall be responsible for screening patients for admission to the facility to ensure that the facility admits only those patients for whom it can provide adequate care. The administrator, or designee, shall conduct preadmission personal interviews as appropriate with the patient's physician, the patient, the patient's next of kin or sponsor or the representative of the facility from which the patient is being transferred. A telephone interview may be substituted when a personal interview is not feasible.
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276 and 1276.1, Health and Safety Code.
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 72513, 22 CA ADC § 72513
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