1. (a) To be admitted, an applicant whose needs, as determined through intake screening, may appropriately be met in a center, shall also have had a physical examination within 3 months prior to admission and annually thereafter.
2. (b) A medical report documenting the physical examination and signed and dated by a licensed physician, CRNP or licensed physician’s assistant shall be submitted by the client or responsible party to the center upon admission and annually thereafter.

3. (c) The medical report shall include:

   1. (1) A review of previous health history, current medication regimen, use of medical treatments and therapies; current health problems and conditions; and a schedule for client self-administration of medications.
   2. (2) The record of a general physical examination.
   3. (3) General sensory functioning; sensory aids.
   4. (4) An indication that a tuberculin skin test has been administered with negative results within 2 years; or, if tuberculin skin test is positive, the results of a chest X-ray.
   5. (5) To the extent that confidentiality laws permit, written authorization in the form of a signed statement that the client is free of communicable disease, or that the client has a communicable disease but is able to be in the center if specific precautions are taken which will prevent the spread of the disease to other individuals.
   6. (6) Medical information pertinent to diagnosis and treatment in case of an emergency.

Cross References

This section cited in 6 Pa. Code § 11.131 (relating to client physical examination and medical report); 6 Pa. Code § 11.133 (relating to communicable diseases); and 6 Pa. Code § 11.212 (relating to applicability).