Authority: IC 16-28-1-7
Affected: IC 16-28-5-1
Sec. 40. (a) Based on the comprehensive assessment of a resident and the care plan, the facility must ensure the following:
- (1) A resident who enters the facility without pressure sores does not develop pressure sores unless the individual's clinical condition demonstrated that they were unavoidable. A determination that the development of a pressure sore was unavoidable may be made only if routine preventative and daily care was provided.
- (2) A resident having pressure sores or other sign of skin breakdown receives prompt necessary treatment, pressure reducing devices and services to promote healing, prevent infection, and prevent new sores from developing.
- (3) The resident's physician shall be notified at the earliest sign of a pressure sore or other skin breakdown. Such notification shall be documented in the clinical record.
(b) For purposes of IC 16-28-5-1, a breach of subsection (a) is a deficiency.
(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 16.2-3.1-40; filed Jan 10, 1997, 4:00 p.m.: 20 IR 1556, eff Apr 1, 1997; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR- 410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)