- (a) The resident shall be assisted in making arrangements to secure all community-based health or other professional services, examinations, and reports needed to maintain and/or document the maintenance of the resident's health, safety, and welfare.
- (b) The facility must document that each resident has a physician of his or her choice who is responsible for the overall management of the individual's health.
(c) The facility must have written emergency medical policy and procedures that shall include, at a minimum, the requirement that in the event of a resident's illness or accident, the facility shall:
- (1) Notify the resident's responsible party, next of kin, and personal physician, or in the event such physician is not available, a qualified alternate;
- (2) Take immediate and appropriate steps to see that the resident receives necessary medical attention including transfer to an appropriate medical facility, if necessary, though an additional charge may be levied for transportation; and
- (3) Make a notation of the illness or accident in the resident's personal record.
- (d) Each resident shall be assisted as part of the basic charge in arranging regular and emergency dental services.
- (e) Each resident shall be assisted as part of the basic charge in arranging for necessary foot care.
(f) Residents shall be assisted as part of the basic charge in arranging other routine or special services, as their needs may require, for:
- (1) Eye examinations;
- (2) Eye glasses;
- (3) Auditory testing; and
- (4) Hearing aids.