1. A. The provider shall implement a policy, appropriate to the scope and level of service offered, that addresses provision of adequate and appropriate medical care. This policy shall describe how:

   1. 1. Medical care needs will be assessed, including circumstances that will prompt the decision to obtain a medical assessment.
   2. 2. Individualized services plans will address any medical care needs appropriate to the scope and level of service.
   3. 3. Identified medical care needs will be addressed.
   4. 4. The provider will manage medical care needs or respond to abnormal findings.
   5. 5. The provider will communicate medical assessments and diagnostic laboratory results to the individual and authorized representative, as appropriate.
   6. 6. The provider will keep accessible to staff and contractors on duty the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the individual's medical and dental providers.
   7. 7. The provider will ensure a means for facilitating and arranging, as appropriate, transportation to medical and dental appointments and medical tests when services cannot be provided on site.
2. B. The provider shall implement written policies to identify any individuals who are at risk for falls and develop and implement a fall prevention and management plan and program for each at risk individual.
3. C. The provider shall implement written infection control measures, including the use of universal precautions.
4. D. The provider shall report outbreaks of infectious diseases to the Virginia Department of Health pursuant to § 32.1-37 of the Code of Virginia.

Statutory Authority

§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 5, eff. December 7, 2011; Volume 41, Issue 18, eff. June 19, 2025.