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1507.1
. (a) An adult community care facility may permit incidental
medical services to be provided through a home health agency licensed
pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1725) when all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) The facility, in the judgment of the department, has the
ability to provide the supporting care and supervision appropriate to
meet the needs of the client receiving care from a home health
agency.
(2) The home health agency has been advised of the regulations
pertaining to adult community care facilities and the requirements
related to incidental medical services being provided in the
facility.
(3) There is evidence of an agreed-upon protocol between the home
health agency and the adult community care facility. The protocol
shall address areas of responsibility of the home health agency and
the adult community care facility and the need for communication and
the sharing of client information related to the home health care
plan. Client information may be shared between the home health agency
and the adult community care facility relative to the client's
medical condition and the care and treatment provided to the client
by the home health agency, including, but not limited to, medical
information defined by the Confidentiality of Medical Information
Act, Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil
Code.
(4) There is ongoing communication between the home health agency
and the adult community care facility about the services provided to
the client by the home health agency and the frequency and duration
of care to be provided.
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to expand the scope of
care and supervision for an adult community care facility, as
prescribed by this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this section shall require any care or supervision
to be provided by the adult community care facility beyond that which
is permitted in this chapter.
(d) The department shall not be responsible for the evaluation of
medical services provided to the client of the adult community care
facility by the home health agency.
(e) Any regulations, policies, or procedures related to sharing
client information and development of protocols, established by the
department pursuant to this section, shall be developed in
consultation with the State Department of Health Services and persons
representing home health agencies and adult community care
facilities.