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Chapter 3701-17
Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities

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File Size Rule No. Title
NURSING HOMES
28.0 KB 3701-17-01 Definitions (nursing homes)
  8.0 KB 3701-17-02 Application of rules
20.0 KB 3701-17-03 License fee; application; issuance; revocation
16.0 KB 3701-17-04 Type and number of residents in home; beds
16.0 KB 3701-17-05 Prohibitions
16.0 KB 3701-17-06 Responsibility of operator and nursing home administrator; quality assurance committee
24.0 KB 3701-17-07 Qualifications and health of personnel
40.0 KB 3701-17-07.1 Required training and competency evaluation for nurse aides working in long-term care facilities

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3701-17-07.2

Appendix

Dining assistants

Appendix

16.0 KB 3701-17-07.3 Nurse aide registry
24.0 KB 3701-17-08 Personnel requirements
16.0 KB 3701-17-09 Activities; social services; chaplain services; visiting hours; telephone service; pets; mail
24.0 KB 3701-17-10 Resident assessments; tuberculosis testing
16.0 KB 3701-17-11 Infection control
16.0 KB 3701-17-12 Reporting of significant adverse changes in health status, illness, injury, and death of a resident
20.0 KB 3701-17-13 Medical supervision
16.0 KB 3701-17-13.1 Use of advanced practice nurses in nursing homes
16.0 KB 3701-17-14 Plan of care; treatment and care; discharge planning
20.0 KB 3701-17-15 Restraints
20.0 KB 3701-17-16 Equipment and supplies
16.0 KB 3701-17-17 Medicines and drug
24.0 KB 3701-17-18 Food and nutrition
20.0 KB 3701-17-19 Records and reports
16.0 KB 3701-17-20 Smoking or use of flame producing devices; waste containers and ashtrays
16.0 KB 3701-17-21 Dining and recreation rooms; utility rooms; toilet rooms
16.0 KB 3701-17-22 General building and sanitation requirement
16.0 KB 3701-17-23 Space requirements; limitation of number in wards
20.0 KB 3701-17-24 Temperature regulation in homes
20.0 KB 3701-17-25 Disaster preparedness and fire safety
16.0 KB 3701-17-26 Variances
Residential Care Rules
36.0 KB 3701-17-50 Definitions (residential care)
24.0 KB 3701-17-51 General provisions and prohibitions
32.0 KB 3701-17-52 Residential care facility license application and renewal procedures
16.0 KB 3701-17-53 Inspections and investigations
28.0 KB 3701-17-54 Personnel requirements
36.0 KB 3701-17-55 Qualifications and health of personnel
20.0 KB 3701-17-57 Resident agreement; other information to be provided upon admission; risk agreement
32.0 KB 3701-17-58 Resident health assessment
32.0 KB 3701-17-59 Personal care services; medication administration; resident medications; application of dressings; supervision of special diets
20.0 KB 3701-17-59-1 Part-time intermittent skilled nursing care
28.0 KB 3701-17-60 Dietary services; supervision of special diets
16.0 KB 3701-17-61 Laundry services; activities; resident finances; pets
20.0 KB 3701-17-62 Changes in resident's health status; incidents; infection control
24.0 KB 3701-17-63 Building, plumbing, and fire safety requirements
20.0 KB 3701-17-64 Space requirements
24.0 KB 3701-17-65 Building maintenance, equipment and supplies
20.0 KB 3701-17-66 Temperature regulation in residential care facilities
16.0 KB 3701-17-67 Records and reports
16.0 KB 3701-17-68 Variances

Last Updated: 03/15/07