Section R9-10-208. Admission

An administrator shall ensure that:

1.        A patient is admitted as an inpatient on the order of a medical staff member;

2.        An individual, authorized by policies and procedures, is available to accept a patient for admission;

3.        Except in an emergency, informed consent is obtained from a patient or the patient’s representative before or at the time of admission;

4.        The informed consent obtained in subsection (3) or the lack of consent in an emergency is documented in the patient’s medical record;

5.        A physician or other medical staff member performs a medical history and physical examination on a patient within 30 calendar days before admission or within 48 hours after admission and documents the medical history and physical examination in the patient’s medical record within 48 hours after admission; and

6.        If a physician or other medical staff member performs a medical history and physical examination on a patient before admission, the physician or the medical staff mem- ber enters an interval note into the patient’s medical record at the time of admission.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2785, effective October 1, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Amended by final

rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 536, effective March 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-1). Section R9-10-208 renumbered to R9-10- 214; new Section R9-10-208 renumbered from R9-10- 210 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pursuant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, § 13; effective July 1, 2014 (Supp.

14-2).