(11 CEUs) Federal Requirements: Dietary, Physician, Dental, Pharmacy Services; The Physical Environment; Administration
Dietary, Physician, Dental, Pharmacy Services: Detailed coverage of requirements facility must meet in the areas of dietary, physician services, specialized rehabilitative services, dental and pharmacy services, such as adequate and sufficient staffing, frequency of physician visits, required dental services, required pharmacy consultant, labeling and storage of drugs and biologicals.
The Physical Environment: covers such areas as emergency power requirements, full visual resident privacy, toilet facilities, call systems, dining and activities areas, water available at all times, adequate outside ventilation, firmly secured handrails, ventilation, pest control.
Administration: Describes 30+ areas for which the administration is held particularly responsible such as required licenses, training of nurse aides, regular inservice education, registry verification, medical director, laboratory reports, requirements if facility does own lab work, clinical records, transfer agreement, quality assessment and assurance, retention of clinical records, disclosure of ownership and similar requirements.
