198.007 QUALITY ASSURANCE.
Each home shall have a utilization review committee comprised of the appropriate
professionals employed by or under contract to the home. The committee shall use a patient
classification system approved by the board to assess the appropriateness and quality of care
and services provided residents of the homes.
Each home shall have an admissions committee comprised of the appropriate professionals
employed by or under contract to each home and adopt a preadmission screening program for
all applicants for admission to the homes who may require nursing or boarding care, taking into
account the eligibility requirements in section
198.022, the admissions criteria established by
board rules, and the availability of space in the homes.
History: 1988 c 699 s 11; 1989 c 84 s 2; 1991 c 292 art 7 s 3; 2004 c 219 s 5