ARF Adult Residential Facility Study

(ARF) Adult Residential Facility Study

Guide: Questions & Answers

An exception is a specific regulation made for a (Ans- specific individual. A waiver is a state-wide exception.

Emergency approval to operate allows temporary approval to operate a facility for no more than (Ans- 60 days

A waiver is used when a license is permitted to retain (Ans- terminally ill clients receiving hospice care. It is considered an

URGENT NEED

An evaluator has _ days to come out on a complaint (Ans- 10 days

A facility must keep records for _ years on an employee/resident when they are employed/reside in the facility (Ans- 3 years

True or false: a fee of $150 will be charged for initial application of a facility with a capacity of 12 residents (Ans- False it varies

medical records must be kept for at least (Ans- 1 year

Fees for initial application of facility...(Ans- varies based on the number of residents

True or false: A bond is required to ensure and safeguard resident cash

resources only if the facility has $500 or more collectively (Ans- False, a bond must be available at every facility regardless of amount

A provisional license may be issued for a max time of _ months when licensing determines full compliance with regulation (Ans- 12 months

An Unusual Incident Report must be reported within _ but a written report must be sent within_ (Ans- 24 hours/ 7 days

A facility _ or larger must have an office space available for interviews and meetings (Ans- 16

A facility of _ must have at least one week worth of menus posted in advance (Ans- 15 or more

All monetary gifts and gifts exceeding _ given to licensee by or behalf of a resident shall be recorded (Ans- $100

Reappraisals must be completed _ and kept in the resident's file (Ans- As needed

T/F: A volunteer must submit fingerprints, a health report by physician and

TB rest results (Ans- Partially true. They don't need to be fingerprinted

Licensee must let DSS know within_ days when there is a change of administration (Ans- 30 days

You must have licensing approval if a resident is being admitted who is _ 60 years old (Ans- Over 60 years of age

Facilities _ and larger must have a full-time staff person in charge of social activities (Ans- 50 or larger

Freezers must maintain a temperature of no more than _ degrees (Ans- 0 degrees

When should an unusual incident report be made?(Ans- When a death of a resident, serious injury and any incident jeopardizing the welfare and safety of the resident occurs.

T/F: Penalties for all regular deficiencies shall be assessed at $25 per day

(Ans- False: the prices vary by deficiencies

PRN can only be given by a...(Ans- licensed professional who is trained to administer the medication.Only a doctor can authorize a medication

Refrigerator temperatures must be a maximum of _ degrees (Ans- 45

T/F: Resident rooms approved for 24 hour care shall not be used for any

other purpose (Ans- True

There is a maximum of _ hours between the third and first meal (Ans- 15

The date for correcting a deficiency shall not exceed _ days (Ans- 30

Incident Reports must be sent to licensing within (Ans- 7 days