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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".29" citation="COMAR 10.07.14.29" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="14" heading="Resident Record.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The assisted living manager shall ensure that an individual record or log is maintained at the assisted living program for each resident in a manner that ensures security and confidentiality, and which includes at a minimum:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Resident Assessment Tools;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Nursing assessments;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Medical orders;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Service plans;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Care notes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Emergency data sheet;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Applicable advance directive and mental health advance directive;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Maryland Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) form;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Monthly weights or, in accordance with the health care practitioner’s orders for weights, more or less frequently;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Pharmacy reviews, if appropriate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Rehabilitation plans, if appropriate; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Any other records related to the care and services provided to the resident.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Readmission of a Resident.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A resident shall be reassessed by the delegating nurse within 48 hours of readmission to the program if the following occurs:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Hospitalizations or a 15-day or longer stay in any skilled facility; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>There is a significant change in the resident’s mental or physical status upon return to the program after an absence from the program.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>When the delegating nurse determines in the nurse’s clinical judgment that the resident does not require a full assessment within 48 hours, the delegating nurse shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Document the determination and the reasons for the determination in the resident’s record; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Ensure that a full assessment of the resident is conducted within 7 calendar days.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The assisted living manager shall develop policies and procedures to ensure that all information relating to a resident’s condition or preferences, including any significant change as defined in Regulation .02B(81) of this chapter, is documented in the resident’s record and communicated in a timely manner to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The resident;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The resident representative, as appropriate; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Health care practitioners and staff who are involved in the development and implementation of the resident’s service plan, as appropriate.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Resident Care Notes.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Appropriate staff shall write care notes for each resident:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>On admission;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>At least weekly;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>With any significant changes in the resident’s condition, including when incidents occur and any follow-up action is taken;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>When the resident is transferred from the facility to another health care facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>On return from medical appointments;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>When seen in the facility by any health care practitioner or health care provider;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>On return from nonroutine leaves of absence; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>When the resident is discharged permanently from the facility, including the location and manner of discharge.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Staff shall write care notes that are individualized, legible, dated, timed, and signed by the writer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The assisted living program shall maintain a resident’s record for 5 years after the resident is discharged.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If an assisted living program ceases operation, the assisted living program shall make arrangements to retain records as required by §E of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If the assisted living program changes ownership, the prior owner shall provide all written and electronic records of current residents to the new owner in a usable format prior to the issuance of the new license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>An assisted living program shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of a resident’s medical records and medical information;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Release medical records or medical information about a resident only with the consent of the resident or resident representative, or as permitted by Health-General Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maintain and dispose of a resident’s medical records in accordance with Health-General Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>