Re: Initial plan of care

[Delores234]

I am a busy today, however, the reference I use is in the SOM.  It  instructs the surveyors to look for a care plan 'started on admission'.

Delores

In a message dated 11/24/2003 4:38:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

>Can anyone direct me to a regulation about writing and placing a plan of care on the resident's chart within 24 hours of
>admission.

As far as I know any regulation would be state specific.  It is a common standard of care that the care plan is started upon admission with the first assessment.  In Washington state we need to have a working care plan in the record by day 7.  On day one the surveyors seem to expect a pretty good problem list and the beginning of interventions.
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Delores L. Galias, RN, RHIT

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