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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 60. Standards and Regulations for Licensed Adult Day Care Centers |
Section 610. Medical reports after admission
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A. Subsequent medical evaluations.
1. Each participant shall annually submit a report of physical examination by a physician including the information required in subdivisions B 1 through 5 and B 7 of 22VAC40-60-600 (annual screening for tuberculosis is not required for participants).
2. At the request of the licensee or director of the facility or the Department of Social Services, a report of examination by a physician shall be obtained when there are indications that the day care center can no longer provide appropriate or safe care because of changes in the participant's physical or mental health. The written report of the physical examination shall be:
a. Dated.
b. Signed by a physician, the physician's designee, or an official of a local health department.
c. Used in evaluating the participant's continued suitability for adult day care.
3. All medical reports shall be kept at the center where the participant is served.
B. Subsequent evaluations for tuberculosis.
1. Any individual who comes in contact with a known case of infectious tuberculosis shall be screened as deemed appropriate in consultation with the local health department.
2. Any individual who develops respiratory symptoms of three or more weeks' duration shall be evaluated immediately for the presence of infectious tuberculosis.
3. If an individual develops an active case of tuberculosis, the center shall report this information to the local health department.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR615-21-02 § 6.6, eff. April 1, 1987; amended, Volume 16, Issue 12, eff. July 1, 2000.