Re: Admission Care Plan

[Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C]

Oh yeah.   I have an initial care plan that I fill out and put on new admit charts.  The question came from our dietary consultant, who is serving as an expert witness in an unrelated NH case. Apparently, there was some question as to whether the standard had been met. She said she thought facilities had 48 hours from admission to have the initial POC on the chart.  I just wasn't able to find anything spelling out a specific time for SC.   MR, do you know any more than what has been answered already?   Thx   HS Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C  Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Corey Ali To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Admission Care Plan In Michigan, and perhaps as a standard of care?, I was taught that we had to have at least one care plan in place addressing the primary problem within 24 hours.  This is in both hospitals and in nursing facilities.  I have a preliminary admission care plan which is quick, simple and dirty, (and if memory serves me right, I think I sent it to you months ago), which you just date and check off, and it covers almost all the problems we need.  It's good for 21 days, or until you get your "real care plans" in the chart.  ----- Original Message ----- From: Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:43 AM Subject: Admission Care Plan Hi Y'all,   I was asked a question today that I really should know the answer to, but discover I do not.  What is the regulation addressing the initial plan of care;  ie. after admission, how long does the facility have to get the initial care plan on the chart. I found the reg on comprehensive care plan, but cannot find anything specific to an admission care plan.   Is there an actual time frame, or is it one of those things that's open to interpretation?   Thank you in advance.   Holly Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C Clinical Editor   www.careplans.com   [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.574 / Virus Database: 364 - Release Date: 1/29/2004