(1) A periodic evaluation and plan of care by a Physician, PA or APRN shall be conducted for youth in a facility who:
- (a) Have at least one chronic medical condition, or
- (b) Have a communicable disease, or
- (c) Are prescribed medications for at least three (3) consecutive months.
- (2) Periodic evaluations shall be conducted, at a minimum, once every three (3) months except for situations of prescribed epinephrine auto injectors and OTC’s which can be evaluated and prescribed every 6 months in accordance with community standards.
- (3) A periodic evaluation is required prior to renewing a prescription for a medication that has expired.
- (4) Periodic evaluations for pregnant youth shall be conducted no less than every four weeks until the eighth month of pregnancy. Pregnant youth shall receive a periodic evaluation every two weeks in the eighth month, and weekly thereafter.
- (5) Each facility shall have a method of scheduling and tracking periodic evaluations.
- (6) Periodic evaluations conducted onsite shall be documented in the chronological progress notes in the Individual Health Care Record. The documentation shall include subjective findings, objective findings, the medical assessment of the youth, and the plan of care for treatment of the youth.
- (7) Periodic evaluations conducted off-site shall be documented on the Summary of Off-Site Care Form (HS 033), and filed in the Individual Health Care Record in reverse chronological order, along with any records from the off-site provider and uploaded to the department’s EMR/EHR, where applicable. The Summary of Off-Site Care Form (HS 033, October 2006) is incorporated into this rule and is available electronically at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03814%20" http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03814.
Rulemaking Authority 985.64(2) FS. Law Implemented 985.64(2), 985.145, 985.18 FS. History–New 3-16-14, Amended 2-5-25.