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1569.725
. (a) A residential care facility for the elderly 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 resident receiving care from a home health
agency.
(2) The home health agency has been advised of the regulations
pertaining to residential care facilities for the elderly 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 residential care facility for the elderly. The
protocol shall address areas of responsibility of the home health
agency and the facility and the need for communication and the
sharing of resident information related to the home health care plan.
Resident information may be shared between the home health agency
and the residential care facility for the elderly relative to the
resident's medical condition and the care and treatment provided to
the resident by the home health agency including, but not limited to,
medical information, as 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 residential care facility for the elderly about the services
provided to the resident 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 a residential care facility for the elderly,
as prescribed by this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this section shall require any care or supervision
to be provided by the residential care facility for the elderly
beyond that which is permitted in this chapter.
(d) The department shall not be responsible for the evaluation of
medical services provided to the resident of the residential care
facility for the elderly by the home health agency.
(e) Any regulations, policies, or procedures related to sharing
resident 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 residential care facilities
for the elderly.