6VAC35-190-50. Written procedures for accountability of participants.
Written procedures shall ensure the accountability of participants and provide for supervision in the community. Such procedures shall include , at a minimum:
1. Provisions for a daily count of participating residents;
2. Methods for determining and identifying residents who are authorized to leave the facility;
3. Provisions for a controlled sign-out and sign-in process;
4. Methods for verifying the resident's location within the community, which may include telephone contact, random field visits, or global positioning systems technology; and
5. Written procedure, approved by the facility's health authority, that either permits or prohibits self-medication by residents when they are away from the facility.
Statutory Authority
§§ 66-10 and 66-25.1:3 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 2, eff. October 31, 2007.