TO BE RESCINDED
173-45-07 Facility page.
(A) In addition to the summarized information required under division (C) of section
173.51 of the Revised Code, the department of aging shall include in the Ohio long-term care consumer guide the following specific comparative information for each nursing facility in Ohio:
(1) The name of the facility; the facility's telephone number and address, including the county in which the facility is located; a photograph of the facility if one is provided by the facility; and an electronic link to a mapping feature that allows an individual to pinpoint the facility's location.
(2) The name of the facility's owner and operator (if different from the owner), and the telephone number and address of the facility's owner and operator (if different from the owner).
(3) The facility's certification regarding medicare and medicaid.
(4) Private accreditation, with a link to the accrediting body's web site, if one exists.
(5) The number of beds in the facility; the number of single and multiple occupancy rooms in the facility; the number of beds in the facility which are certified for medicare or medicaid.
(6) Waivers of space and occupancy requirements that the facility has received from the Ohio department of health.
(7) A checklist describing the services available through the facility, as provided in rule 173-45-07.1 of the Administrative Code.
(8) The sources of payment accepted by the facility and for which the facility is eligible.
(9) The facility's religious or fraternal affiliation, if any.
(10) The facility's policies with regard to smoking, alcohol, pets, do not resuscitate orders and advanced directives regarding nutrition, hydration, and life sustaining care, as reported by the facility.
(11) Specific information concerning staffing at the facility, as described in rule
173-45-07.2 of the Administrative Code.
(12) The facility's private pay rate with a link, if one exists, to facility-provided information that describes what that rate includes.
(13) The facility's occupancy rate with a link, if one exists, to facility-provided information describing specific bed availability.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter of the Administrative Code, facilities shall provide this information to the department of aging using an online template provided by the department. The department shall provide instruction for completing the template to each facility. If a facility does not have access to the internet, the department shall, upon request, provide the facility with a hard copy of the template and enter the information provided by the facility.
(C) The department shall provide each nursing facility with access to its own facility page on the web site and allow the facility to update the information on that page at any time. An automatic date-stamping mechanism will reflect the date of the most recent update by the facility or by the department, for those facilities without access to the internet.
(D) The department of aging shall include a disclaimer on the facility page that explains to users that the information appearing on the facility page is provided and updated by the individual facilities themselves, and that the accuracy of the information appearing on the facility page is not routinely verified by the department.
(E) The department of aging shall include a link on the facility page to allow the user access to a feedback mechanism that allows users to alert the department if they find any information on the facility page to be inaccurate.
Effective: 12/15/2005
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/21/2005
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
12/05/2005
Date
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 173.02, R.C. 173.57 (R.C. 173.57 was rescinded
in Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th G.A.)
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 173.48, R.C. 173.50, R.C. 173.51, R.C. 173.52
(These statutes were rescinded in Am. Sub. H.B. of the 125th G.A.)
Prior Effective Dates: 1/12/01
Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 12/15/2005
- File Date:
- 2005-12-05
- Last Day in Effect:
- 2005-12-15
- Five Year Review:
- Yes
- Rule File:
- 173-45-07_PH_FF_R_RU_20051205_1501.pdf
- Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
- Ill. Adm. Code 173-45-07. Quality measures for nursing facilities