173-45-06 Facility page.

 

 

 

173-45-06                    Facility page.

 

 

 

(A)The department of aging shall include in the Ohio long-term care consumer guide the following specific comparative information for each facility in Ohio, if available:

 

(1)The name of the facility; the facility's telephone number, address, including the county in which the facility is located, electronic mail address and web site address; 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)In the case of nursing facilities, the facility's certification regarding medicare and medicaid.

 

(4) Private accreditation, with a link to the accrediting body's website, if one exists.

 

(5)The number of beds in the facility; the number of single and multiple occupancy rooms in the facility; in the case of nursing facilities, the number of beds in the facility that 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 173-45-06.1 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.

 

(11)Specific information concerning staffing at the facility, as described in rule 173-45-06.2 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 using an outline 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 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 automated date-stamping mechanism will reflect the date of the most recent update.

(D) The department 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.

Effective:	09/07/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates:	10/15/2010
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
08/28/2006
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	173.02, 173.49
Rule Amplifies:	173.46