Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 198
Convalescent, Nursing and Boarding Homes
←198.505
Section 198.510.1
198.515→
August 28, 2015
Disclosure required, by whom--licensing department, duties--department of health and senior services, duties.
198.510. 1. Any facility which offers to provide or provides care
for persons with Alzheimer's disease by means of an Alzheimer's special
care unit or Alzheimer's special care program shall be required to disclose
the form of care or treatment provided that distinguishes that unit or
program as being especially applicable, or suitable for persons with
Alzheimer's or dementia. The disclosure shall be made to the department
which licenses the facility, agency or center giving the special care. At
the time of admission of a patient requiring treatment rendered by the
Alzheimer's special care program, a copy of the disclosure made to the
department shall be delivered by the facility to the patient and the
patient's next of kin, designee, or guardian. The licensing department
shall examine all such disclosures in the department's records and verify
the information on the disclosure for accuracy as part of the facility's
regular license renewal procedure.
2. The department of health and senior services shall develop a
single disclosure form to be completed by the facility, agency or center
giving the special care. The information required to be disclosed by
subsection 1 of this section on this form shall include, if applicable, an
explanation of how the care is different from the rest of the facility in
the following areas:
(1) The Alzheimer's special care unit's or program's written
statement of its overall philosophy and mission which reflects the need of
residents afflicted with dementia;
(2) The process and criteria for placement in, transfer or discharge
from, the unit or program;
(3) The process used for assessment and establishment of the plan of
care and its implementation, including the method by which the plan of care
evolves and is responsive to changes in condition;
(4) Staff training and continuing education practices;
(5) The physical environment and design features appropriate to
support the functioning of cognitively impaired adult residents;
(6) The frequency and types of resident activities;
(7) The involvement of families and the availability of family
support programs;
(8) The costs of care and any additional fees; and
(9) Safety and security measures.
(L. 1996 H.B. 781 § 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
1996
1996
198.510. 1. Any facility which offers to provide or provides care for
persons with Alzheimer's disease by means of an Alzheimer's special care unit
or Alzheimer's special care program shall be required to disclose the form of
care or treatment provided that distinguishes that unit or program as being
especially applicable, or suitable for persons with Alzheimer's or dementia.
The disclosure shall be made to the department which licenses the facility,
agency or center giving the special care. At the time of admission of a
patient requiring treatment rendered by the Alzheimer's special care program,
a copy of the disclosure made to the department shall be delivered by the
facility to the patient and the patient's next of kin, designee, or guardian.
The licensing department shall examine all such disclosures in the
department's records and verify the information on the disclosure for
accuracy as part of the facility's regular license renewal procedure.
2. The department of social services and the department of health and
senior services shall develop a single disclosure form to be completed by the
facility, agency or center giving the special care. The information required
to be disclosed by subsection 1 of this section on this form shall include, if
applicable, an explanation of how the care is different from the rest of the
facility in the following areas:
(1) The Alzheimer's special care unit's or program's written statement of
its overall philosophy and mission which reflects the need of residents
afflicted with dementia;
(2) The process and criteria for placement in, transfer or discharge
from, the unit or program;
(3) The process used for assessment and establishment of the plan of care
and its implementation, including the method by which the plan of care
evolves and is responsive to changes in condition;
(4) Staff training and continuing education practices;
(5) The physical environment and design features appropriate to support
the functioning of cognitively impaired adult residents;
(6) The frequency and types of resident activities;
(7) The involvement of families and the availability of family support
programs;
(8) The costs of care and any additional fees; and
(9) Safety and security measures.
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