Professional Advisory Group, Annual Policy Review, and Written Administrative Policies
Creates the professional advisory group that reviews the Agency’s patient care policies every year (a physician and surgeon and a registered nurse at minimum) and its legend device policies every year (a physician and surgeon, a pharmacist, and a registered nurse), lists the administrative policies 22 CCR §74721 requires and where each is found, and controls how policies are adopted, made available, reviewed, and revised.
About this policy
- Policy number
- CA-HH-GOV-04
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Cal. Health & Safety Code §1727.5(d)
- Library
- California home health · 58 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Every year a physician and a registered nurse review our patient care policies.
- A physician, a pharmacist, and a registered nurse review our policies on legend devices (devices that need a prescriber’s order) every year.
- Always use the current policy manual. Ask your supervisor if you cannot find a policy.
- If a patient or family member asks to see a policy, tell the office. We provide it.
- If a policy does not match what really happens in the home, tell your supervisor so it can be fixed.
What's inside
17 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Cal. Health & Safety Code §1727.5(d))
- 5. The Professional Advisory Group
- 6. Annual Review
- 7. Administrative Policies Required by 22 CCR §74721
- 8. Availability of Policies
- 9. Writing, Approving, and Issuing Policies
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. Staff Training
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who reviewed your patient care policies this year? Show me that the group included a physician and a registered nurse.
- Show me the annual review of your legend device policies by a physician, a pharmacist, and a registered nurse.
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