Rule 3701-7-06 | Maternity home staffing standards; information to providers prior to admission.
(A) All persons whose work or service responsibilities involve continuing activities in the maternity home will have a health evaluation by a licensed physician or other licensed health professional operating within their scope of practice, which will include establishing the absence of conditions transmissible to others, prior to their having access to the home.
(B) The maternity home will designate a person as an administrator to be responsible for day to day operations of the home, ensuring that resident needs are met at all times and for assuring compliance with Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code and Chapter 3701-7 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Each maternity home that operates a nursery is obligated to retain a physician qualified in pediatrics to direct the care of the infants including the initiation and maintenance of policies and procedures necessary for this care.
(D) The maternity home will retain the services of a registered nurse to direct nursing activities, including the initiation and maintenance of policies and procedures dealing with nursing care.
(E) A nurse will be on duty at all times when the nursery is occupied in a maternity home that operates a nursery.
(F) The maternity home will not knowingly permit a staff member or volunteer to provide services if the individual has a communicable disease capable of being transmitted during the performance of their duties.
(G) A maternity home will document any complications and adverse events impacting the health, safety, or well being of any resident.
(H) Each maternity home will:
(1) Have the ancillary and support staff necessary for the provision of maternity home services; and
(2) Ensure all staff members provide services in accordance with applicable, current, and accepted standards of practice and the clinical capabilities of the maternity home.
(I) Prior to admission, the maternity home is obligated to provide the following in writing to the prospective resident or the prospective residents representative:
(1) An itemized list of fees for all services provided by the home;
(2) A list of the services provided at the maternity home, including, but not limited to:
(a) Medical services;
(b) Nursing services; and
(c) Social services.
(3) A list of services available to the resident within the home or outside of the home within a reasonable proximity, along with instructions on how to obtain such services.
(J) A maternity home is obligated to keep all records and reports for not less than five years and such records and reports will be available for inspection by the director. The medical records of the infant residents of a maternity home, where applicable, will include, but not be limited to:
(1) History of gestation;
(2) Delivery and immediate postnatal periods;
(3) Physical examinations;
(4) Treatment; and
(5) Medication orders.
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