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...(A) Every nursing home administrator will be licensed pursuant to Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, unless specifically exempted from licensing under that chapter. (B) No person with a disease which may be transmitted in the performance of the person's job responsibilities will work in a nursing home during the stage of communicability unless the person is given duties that minimize the likeliho...

...(A) For the purposes of this rule: (1) "Competency evaluation program" means a program conducted by the director or the director's designee under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code and rule 3701-18-22 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Licensed health professional" means all of the following: (a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under Chapt...

...(A) For the purposes of this rule: (1) "Competency evaluation program" means a program conducted by the director or the director's designee under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code and rule 3701-18-22 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Licensed health professional" means all of the following: (a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under Chapt...

...(A) For purposes of this rule: (1) "Long term care facility" has the same meaning as in rule 3701-17-07.1 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Dining assistant" means an individual who meets the standards specified in this rule and who is paid to feed long term care facility residents by a long term care facility or who is used under an arrangement with another agency or organization. (3) ...

...(A) The director shall maintain a nurse aide registry listing all individuals who have met the competency requirements of division (A) of section 3721.32 of the Revised Code. The registry also shall include both of the following: (1) The statement required by section 3721.23 of the Revised Code detailing findings by the director under that section regarding alleged abuse or neglect of a resident or misappropriatio...

...(A) The director will maintain a nurse aide registry listing all individuals who have met the competency standards of division (A) of section 3721.32 of the Revised Code. The registry also will include both of the following: (1) The statement necessitated by section 3721.23 of the Revised Code detailing findings by the director under that section regarding alleged abuse or neglect of a resident o...

...(A) Each nursing home shall arrange for the services of an administrator who shall be present in the home to the extent necessary for effectively managing the home and assuring that needs of the residents are being met, but not less than sixteen hours during each calendar week. (B) Each nursing home shall: (1) Employ a registered nurse who shall serve as director of nursing: (a) This requiremen...

...(A) Each nursing home with fewer than a one hundred beds licensed capacity will arrange for the services of an administrator who will be present in the home to the extent necessary for effectively managing the home and assuring that needs of the residents are being met, but not less than sixteen hours during each calendar week. For nursing homes with a one hundred or more bed licensed capacity, th...

...(A) The nursing home shall assure that development of a plan of care is initiated upon admission and completed and implemented for each resident within seven days of completion of the initial comprehensive assessment, required by rule 3701-17-10 of the Administrative Code. The plan shall be resident-focused and goal driven, and prepared by an interdisciplinary team that includes the attending phys...

...(A) The nursing home will ensure that development of a plan of care is initiated upon admission and completed and implemented for each resident within seven days of completion of the initial comprehensive assessment, conducted in accordance with rule 3701-17-10 of the Administrative Code. A resident-focused and goal driven plan will be prepared by an interdisciplinary team that includes the attend...

...(A) Each nursing home shall have a kitchen and other food service facilities which are adequate for preparing and serving food for all residents. The nursing home shall develop and implement a policy addressing its method for accommodating religious, ethnic and cultural and personal preferences. (B) The nursing home shall store, prepare, distribute and serve food under sanitary conditions and in ...

...(A) Nursing homes shall keep the following records and such other records as the director may require: (1) An individual medical record shall be maintained for each resident. Such record shall be started immediately upon admission of a resident to the home and shall contain the following: (a) Admission record. Name, residence, age, sex, race/ethnicity, religion, date of admission, name and a...

...(A) Nursing homes will keep the following records and such other records as follows: (1) An individual medical record will be maintained and routinely updated for each resident. Such record will be started immediately upon admission of a resident to the home and contain the following: (a) Identification record: Name, residence, age, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, date of admission, name and a...

...(A) The building or buildings in which a nursing home is located shall be in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio building code and shall have a certificate of use issued by the appropriate building authority. (B) All plumbing shall be so installed and maintained as to be free of leakage and odors and as to reasonably insure adequate health and safety protection. Plumbing fixtures in nursing homes o...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Applicant" means a long-term care facility, employee organization, person, or government entity which submits an application for approval or reapproval of a training and competency evaluation program (TCEP) or a train-the-trainer (TTT) program in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter. (B) "Classroom instruction" means the training and information provided by: (1)...

...(A) A long-term care facility, employee organization, person, or government entity seeking approval of a TCEP shall submit a completed application to the director or the director's designee for approval of the program. The application may be filed at any time. (B) A completed application for initial approval of a TCEP includes: (1) Completed application forms prescribed by the director (2) ...

...(A) The director or the director's designee shall approve an application for approval or reapproval as a TCEP if the applicant complies with the criteria, standards and requirements for an approved TCEP established by sections 3721.30 and 3721.31 of the Revised Code and by the applicable provisions of rules 3701-18-04 to 3701-18-13 of the Administrative Code. (B) The approval or reapproval of a TCEP expires two year...

...After receiving notice of approval or reapproval from the director or the director's designee, an approved program shall comply with all of the requirements of this rule. (A) The program shall maintain compliance with the standards and criteria for approval and all other requirements of sections 3721.29, 3721.30 and 3721.31 of the Revised Code and this chapter. (B) The program shall, using an electronic reporting s...

...After receiving notice of approval or reapproval from the director or the director's designee, an approved program shall comply with all of the requirements of this rule. Each program shall: (A) Maintain compliance with the standards and criteria for approval and all other requirements of sections 3721.29, 3721.30 and 3721.31 of the Revised Code and this chapter. (B) Using an electronic reporting system...

...(A) Each approved TCEP shall be administered by a program coordinator who possesses the qualifications prescribed by paragraph (B) of this rule. The program shall enter into a written agreement with the program coordinator providing for his or her service in that capacity, except a facility-based TCEP is not required to have a written agreement if the program coordinator is an employee of the facility operating the p...

...(A) Each approved TCEP shall be administered by a program coordinator who is responsible for the overall administration and accountability of the program, which includes assuring the program's compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. The program shall enter into a written agreement with the program coordinator providing for his or her service in that capacity, unless the program ...

...(A) Each approved TCEP shall maintain program records for at least two years at the program's business address. The records shall be kept in an area that is readily accessible and able to be locked. (1) The records required by paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule shall be kept in a confidential manner and shall not be released, without consent, to any person other than the trainee or staff member to whom the re...

...(A) Each approved TCEP shall maintain program records for at least two years at the program's business address. The records shall be kept in an area that is readily accessible and able to be locked. (1) The records required by paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule shall be kept in a confidential manner and shall not be released, without consent, to any person other than the trainee or sta...

...(A) An approved TCEP shall provide a combined total of at least seventy-five hours of instruction that, at minimum, addresses each of the topic areas listed in paragraphs (A)(4) and (A)(5) of this rule for at least the specified period of time and the TCEP curriculum standards prescribed by the appendix to this rule. (1) Within each topic area, the program shall address each standard as identified in the appendix. T...

...(A) An approved TCEP shall provide a combined total of at least seventy-five hours of instruction that, at minimum, addresses each of the topic areas listed in paragraphs (A)(4) and (A)(5) of this rule for at least the specified period of time and the TCEP curriculum standards prescribed by the appendix to this rule. (1) Within each topic area, the program shall address each standard as identifie...