2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 216B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES 216B.160 Requirement for a care delivery model based on patient needs for licensed health care facilities and services.
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216B.160 Requirement for a care delivery model based on patient needs for
licensed health care facilities and services.
All health care facilities and services licensed under this chapter shall include in their
policies and procedures a care delivery model based on patient needs which
includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Defined roles and responsibilities of licensed and unlicensed health care
personnel;
(2) A policy that establishes the credentialing, oversight, appointment, and
reappointment of the registered nurse first assistant and for granting, renewing,
and revising of the registered nurse first assistant's clinical privileges;
(3) A policy that establishes the credentialing, oversight, appointment, and
reappointment of the physician assistant and for granting, renewing, and
revising of the physician assistant's clinical privileges;
(4) A policy that establishes the credentialing, oversight, appointment, and
reappointment of the certified surgical assistant and for granting, renewing, and
revising of the certified surgical assistant's clinical privileges;
(5) A staffing plan that specifies staffing levels of licensed and unlicensed
personnel required to safely and consistently meet the performance and clinical
outcomes-based standards as outlined in the facility's or service's quality
improvement plan;
(6) A staffing model that is developed and implemented in an interdisciplinary and
collaborative manner;
(7) A policy and method that incorporates at least four (4) components in an
ongoing assessment done by the registered nurse of the severity of the
patient's disease, patient condition, level of impairment or disability, and the
specific unit patient census to meet the needs of the individual patient in a
timely manner; and
(8) A staffing model that supports the delivery of patient care services with an
appropriate mix of licensed health care personnel that will allow them to
practice according to their legal scope of practice, and for nurses, the
professional standards of practice referenced in KRS Chapter 314, and facility
and service policies.
If a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or skilled care facility meets the most
current state or federal regulations which address safe and consistent staffing levels
of licensed and unlicensed personnel, those shall suffice for compliance with the
standards in this section. This section shall not be interpreted as requiring any health
care facility to develop a policy or a procedure for a service not offered by the facility.
Effective:June 21, 2001
History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 2, effective June 21, 2001. -Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 538,
sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 2,
effective July 15, 1998.
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