Section 1743.3 - Duties of private duty nursing agencyEach private duty nursing agency providing services shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide for a plan of treatment for patients receiving private duty nursing services.(b) Maintain clinical records on all patients.(c) Maintain policies regarding the delivery and supervision of patient care that are reviewed annually by a group of professional personnel including a physician and surgeon and a registered nurse and revised as needed.(d) Meet all applicable federal, state, and local requirements.(e) Maintain, and revise as needed, and implement policies regarding the purchase, storage, furnishing, and transportation of legend devices that are reviewed annually by a group of professional personnel, including a physician and surgeon, pharmacist, and a registered nurse. As used in this subdivision, "legend devices" means any device that bears the label "Caution: federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a ____" or words of similar meaning.(f) Meet other standards, rules, and regulations adopted by the department in order to implement this chapter.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 1743.3
Added by Stats 2001 ch 242 (AB 68), s 1, eff. 1/1/2002.