1. A. General Requirements. The ICF/MR shall maintain medical records which include clinical, medical, and psychosocial information on each client.

2. B. Components of Medical Records. Each client's record shall consist of a current active medical section and the ICF/MR's medical files or folders.

   1. 1. Active Medical Section. The active medical section shall contain the following information:

      1. a. at least six months of current pertinent information relating to the active ongoing medical care;
      2. b. physician certification of the clients' need for admission to the ICF/MR;
      3. c. physician recertification that the client continues to require the services of the ICF/MR;
      4. d. nurses quarterly physical assessment. See §31101, Client Health and Habilitative Services;
      5. e. quarterly, the pharmacy consultant must review the drug regimen of each client;
      6. f. certification that each IHP has been periodically reviewed and revised.
   2. 2. Medical Files. As the active medical section becomes bulky, the outdated information shall be removed and filed in the ICF/MR's medical files.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 13:578 (October 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Undersecretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 25:685 (April 1999), repromulgated LR 31:2232 (September 2005).