§ 25-19-2-4 — Development and administration of facility policies required

Indiana § 25-19-2-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 19: HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS
• Ch. 2: Facility Administration

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A health facility administrator or a residential
care administrator shall develop and administer the following facility
policies:
(1) Resident care policies to:
(A) ensure the health, safety, welfare, and rights of facility
residents;
(B) govern continuing resident care, including medical care and
other related services provided to residents;
(C) provide the highest practicable mental, physical, and
psychosocial well-being for each resident in a healthy, safe, and
home like environment;
(D) evaluate the quality of resident care, resident rights, and
quality of life;
(E) identify facility strengths and weaknesses;
(F) implement measures to improve identified strengths and
weaknesses, evaluate progress, and institute appropriate
follow-up procedures;
(G) protect the personal funds and property of residents; and
(H) ensure residents are not subject to sexual abuse, physical
abuse, mental abuse, corporal punishment, exploitation,
neglect, or involuntary seclusion.
(2) Facility personnel management policies that:
(A) define job responsibilities of personnel and the
performance appraisal process;
(B) emphasize the importance of resident satisfaction;
(C) promote job satisfaction, commitment to quality care, and
resident rights by ensuring a program for the recruitment,
hiring, retention, training, and development of competent
facility personnel is in place; and
(D) ensure a sufficient number of personnel are present and
have the ability to attain and maintain the highest practicable
level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for each
resident.
(3) Regulatory management policies concerning compliance with
applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations,
including:
(A) protecting residents and facility personnel from
discrimination;
(B) protecting resident records from unauthorized disclosure of
confidential information;
(C) preventing the payment, the offer of payment, or other
valuable consideration to a person or organization outside the
facility for admissions; and
(D) timely correcting any deficiencies that are identified by the
Indiana department of health.
(4) Financial management policies that:
(A) require the health facility administrator or residential care
administrator to work with the governing body of the facility,
the owner of the facility, or both to plan, implement, and
evaluate an integrated financial program for the facility to
ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws
and regulations, and quality of resident care and life;
(B) evaluate the impact that the budget has on quality of
resident care and life; and
(C) require the health facility administrator or residential care
administrator to share the impact described in clause (B) with
the governing body of the facility or residential care facility, the
owner of the facility, or both.
(5) Environmental management policies to implement and
evaluate a program of environmental services that:
(A) ensures the health facility, including the equipment and
grounds of the facility, are maintained in a manner that protects
the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents, the families
of residents, facility personnel and staff, and other individuals;
and
(B) provides a clean and attractive home like environment for
residents.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.467.