(a) Unless otherwise specified, this section applies to licensees who accept or retain residents who are bedridden. The licensee shall be permitted to accept and retain residents who are or shall become bedridden, if all the following conditions are met.
(b) A facility shall notify the local fire jurisdiction within 48 hours of accepting or retaining any bedridden person, as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1569.72(f).
(c) To accept or retain a bedridden person, other than for a temporary illness or recovery from surgery, a facility shall obtain and maintain an appropriate fire clearance as specified in Section 87202(a).
(d) For the purposes of this section, “temporary illness” is defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1569.72(d)(1).
(e) A facility may retain a bedridden resident for more than 14 days if all of the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 1569.72(e) are met.
(1) If it is determined that a resident will be temporarily bedridden for more than 14 days, the facility shall notify the fire authority having jurisdiction of the revised estimated length of time that the resident will be bedridden, as required in Section 87606(b).
(f) To accept or retain a bedridden person, a facility shall ensure the following:
(1) The facility's Plan of Operation includes a statement of how the facility intends to meet the overall health, safety and care needs of bedridden persons.
(A) The facility's Emergency Disaster Plan, addresses fire safety precautions specific to evacuation of bedridden residents in the event of an emergency or disaster.
(B) In addition to the requirements specified in Care of Persons with Dementia, the needs of residents with dementia who are bedridden, shall be met.
(C) The needs of residents who are terminally ill and who are bedridden shall be met.
(2) Each bedridden resident's record includes sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the facility is meeting the needs of the individual resident as specified in Section 87506.
(3) Staff records include documentation of staff training specific to Care of Bedridden Residents.
(4) The facility's Register of Residents shall include:
(A) compliance with Section 87508,
(B) information related to resident room locator,
(C) register of residents be made available, upon request, to emergency personnel, and
(D) facility staff have knowledge of the location of the register of residents at all times.
(g) Nothing contained in this section or in Chapter 8 precludes the licensing agency from requiring the relocation of a bedridden resident whose needs are not being met in a facility, or whose needs are beyond the scope of care of the facility.
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Note: Authority cited: Section 1569.30, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1569.1, 1569.2, 1569.31, 1569.312, 1569.54, 1569.62, 1569.625, 1569.72 and 1569.80, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 7-9-2010; operative 8-8-2010 (Register 2010, No. 28).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 87606, 22 CA ADC § 87606
