Rule 111-8-47-.05. Professional Service

(1) Residents shall be admitted only on medical evaluation and referral. (2) Each resident's health care is under the continuing supervision of a physician who sees the resident as needed and in no case less often than sixty (60) days, unless justified otherwise and documented by the attending physician. (3) There shall be a physician and dentist on call who will provide for the resident's medical and/or dental needs when his attending physician or dentist is not available. (4) A home shall admit only those residents for whom it can provide the care needed and for which it holds a permit. Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-47-.05
Authority: Ga. L. 1964, pp. 507, 612, as amended by Ga. L. 1969, p. 715 et seq., Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015 et seq., O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2-4 et seq., 31-7-1 et seq.
History. Original Rule entitled "Professional Service" adopted. F. Jan. 27, 2017; eff. Feb. 16, 2017.