rules and regulations for assisted living facilities level ii - Arkansas ...

703.5 Influenza Immunization of Residents
a. The facility shall ensure that all Medicare-eligible residents receive
annual influenza immunizations except when:
1. Objection is made on religious grounds; or,
2. Immunization is medically contra-indicated.
b. The facility shall record the following information:
1. The name of the resident;
2. The date that the immunization occurred;
3. The exception applicable to each resident who was not
immunized.
c. The facility shall place the documentation in each resident’s
medical chart and retain the record in the same manner, and for the
same time period, as medical records.
704 COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS
The Level II licensed assisted living facility shall not admit any resident whose
needs are greater than the facility is licensed to provide. The assisted living
facility shall not provide services to residents who:
a. need 24-hour nursing services;
b. are bedridden;
c. has a temporary (more than fourteen (14) consecutive days) or terminal
condition unless a physician or advance practice nurse certifies the
resident’s needs may be safely met by a service agreement developed by
the assisted living facility, the attending physician or advance practice
nurse, a registered nurse, the resident or his or her responsible party if the
resident is incapable of making decisions, and other appropriate health
care professionals as determined by the resident’s needs;
d. have transfer assistance needs that the facility cannot meet with current
staffing;
e. present a danger to self or others or engages in criminal activities.
The choice and independence of action of a resident may need to be limited when
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Assisted Living Facilities Level II R. 08/01/11