1. A facility shall maintain a daily resident census record. The facility shall count any day for which services are provided, including the day of discharge, as one day for the resident census. The day of admission or death must be counted.

2. A facility shall prepare and maintain resident census records on a daily basis to allow for proper tracking of resident census data. The daily resident census records must include:

a. Identification of the resident;

b. Entries for all days a resident is in placement;

c. Identification of type of day: treatment programming, bed hold, aftercare, or respite care; and

d. Monthly totals by resident in placement and by type of day.

History: Effective November 1, 1985; amended effective March 1, 1999; July 1, 2014; October 1, 2019; October 1, 2021.

General Authority: NDCC 50-06-16, 50-11-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-06-05.1, 50-11-03.2