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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".22" citation="COMAR 10.12.04.22" title_num="10" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="04" heading="Care Planning.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Individualized Plan of Care.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>There shall be an individualized plan of care completed for each participant within 30 days following admission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The participant shall participate in the development of the plan of care, along with the multidisciplinary team, unless the center documents the reasons why the participant is unable or unwilling to participate.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The plan of care shall be consistent with the comprehensive assessment and shall include a problem list.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A registered nurse shall update the plan of care within 7 calendar days of a participant's change in status, but not less than semiannually.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The participant's plan of care shall be based on the comprehensive assessment that is completed by registered nurse as described in Regulation .21 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The plan of care shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Orders by a Health care provider;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>All pertinent diagnoses;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Frequency and types of services required;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Treatment goals for each type of service ordered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Rehabilitation, services, and prognosis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Functional and cognitive limitations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Level of activity permitted;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Diet;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Medication and treatment or treatments;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Measurable goals for each problem or need that is identified;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>Goals that are realistic, practical, and tailored to the desired outcome for the participant; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>Approaches to accomplishing each goal.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The multidisciplinary team shall document all components of the participant's care plan in the participant's medical record;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The center shall give family members, and others designated by the individual with proper consent or responsible parties, an opportunity to participate in the care plan meeting.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Attendance and Unscheduled Absences.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Staff shall maintain daily records on each participant's attended days of care.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>When a participant is absent on a scheduled day, staff shall investigate on the day of the occurrence to learn the reason for the absence and document the reason.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The center shall have documentation that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Absences are reviewed on at least a 30-day basis; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Appropriate action has been taken.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>