2011 Vermont Code
Title 33 Human Services
Chapter 71 REGULATION OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
§ 7117 Rules

§ 7117. Rules

(a) In accordance with chapter 25 of Title 3, the secretary of human services may adopt reasonable rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may prescribe minimum standards of care, program, administration and sanitation for facilities licensed under this chapter.

(b) No later than January 1, 1997, the secretary of human services shall adopt comprehensive rules for licensing of nursing homes to include criteria deemed appropriate by the secretary, including criteria for accessibility, quality and safety standards. The rules for nursing home licensing shall:

(1) require that nursing facilities provide the care and services necessary to help each resident attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being in accordance with a comprehensive assessment and plan of care and prevailing standards of care as determined by the commissioner of aging and disabilities; and

(2) promote a standard of care that assures that the ability of each resident to perform activities of daily living does not diminish unless the resident's ability is diminished solely as a result of a change in the resident's clinical condition. (Added 1973, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), { 7; amended 1975, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), { 6; 1981, No. 99, { 2; 1995, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), { 18.)