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| What is the definition of an adult day care center according to the Adult Day Care Act? |
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Definition
Adult Day Care Center means a facility which
provides basic day care services to unrelated impaired adults for more than four (4)
hours in a twenty-four-hour period. A center shall be a distinct entity, either
freestanding or a separate program of a larger organization. A center shall have a
separately verifiable staff, space, budget and participant record system. The terms
adult day care center; shall not include retirement centers and senior
citizen centers [63:1-872]. |
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Term
| What are "basic day care services" in regard to an adult day care center? |
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Definition
Provide a protective social environment which may include
health remedial, restorative, and social services designed to maintain maximum
independence and to prevent premature or inappropriate institutionalization of
functionally impaired elderly or disabled adults.
(2) Provide periods of relief for family caregivers, sometimes called respite care, to
enable them to continue caring for an impaired person at home.
(3) Enable family caregivers to continue gainful employment. |
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Term
| Who issues the licenses for adult day care centers? When do they expire each year? |
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Definition
| OSDH- expire July 31 each year. |
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Term
According to the Adult Day Care Act, how are local health, fire and Building codes
classified for an adult day care center? |
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Definition
The building must meet the approval of local building and fire inspectors or the
state fire marshal's office. |
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Term
How frequently should you expect the Oklahoma State Department of Health to
inspect an adult day care center? |
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Definition
| Annually or as deemed necessary. |
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Term
If you're intending to close an adult day care center, how many days notice are your
required to provide participants? |
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Definition
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Term
What is the maximum fine you could be liable for if you have violated any provision of
the Adult Day Care Act? |
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Definition
Not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day that said violation
continues. |
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Term
What does "Direct Care Staff" mean regarding adult day care centers? Who does it
include? |
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Definition
"Direct Care Staff" means those staff (paid and volunteer) assigned to take care of
the direct needs of participant. |
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Term
What do you need to know about the rights of an adult day care participant regarding
their access to a telephone? |
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Definition
To have access to telephone to make or receive calls,
unless necessary restrictions are indicated in the individual care plan. |
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Term
Who has full authority and responsibility for the operation of an adult day care
center? |
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Definition
The adult day care center shall have a governing body that
has full authority and responsibility for operation of the
center.
(b) Centers owned and operated by a sole proprietor may be governed by a single
person who assumes all the responsibilities of the governing body. |
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Term
| Who shall an adult day care center prohibit enrollment? |
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Definition
(C) The center's enrollment policies shall prohibit enrollment of persons whose
needs exceed the capability of the center's program, and persons excluded by the
Adult Day Care Center Act. |
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Term
Fees for an adult day care center...who sets them? Are they publicly disclosed (or is
that an option)? |
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Definition
(A) Charges for basic services.
(B) Services that may be obtained on a fee basis, but are not included in the basic
services.
(C) Public disclosure of the above. |
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Term
What kind of written policies and procedures must the adult day care center have in
regards to medications? |
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Definition
Medication storage and administration. The center shall have written policies and
procedures governing the storage, maintenance, and administration of medications
as stated in section 310:605-13-2(2). |
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Term
Within how many days of admission must an adult day care center obtain a current
medical report and medical assessment for a participant from his/her physician? |
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Definition
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Term
Who must you have a personnel record established for in an adult day care center?
(Adult Day Care centric) |
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Definition
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Term
What do you do with records of an incident or accident involving a participant in an
adult day care center? |
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Definition
Records of any incident or accident involving a participant shall be kept and
maintained. |
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Term
| What kinds of records can you keep in an adult day care center? |
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Definition
Incident or accident involving a participant,
records for social services and medical information,
maintained electronically in a computer system. |
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Term
In an adult day care center, what's the minimum length of time for keeping a
participant's records after discharge? And employee's records after termination? |
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Definition
| Kept and maintained for not less than 5 years |
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Term
How much notice is required to be given to a participant, his or her family, guardian,
and/or representative when the adult day care center intends to terminate services to a
participant? What are the exceptions? |
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Definition
Two weeks notice
Unless continued attendance would infringe on the safety or well being of other
participants or staff. |
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Term
Paid day care staff persons must arrange for an employment examination within how
much time? What shall be included in this exam? |
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Definition
| 72 hours including a tb test |
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Term
| What are the staffing requirements in an adult day care facility? |
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Definition
(B) An activity director.
(C) A social services coordinator or case manager.
(D) A dietary supervisor or if contracted then a part time dietary supervisor
may employ a part time dietary supervisor.
(s nurses, therapists, consultants, drivers, etc., as needed. Centers that administer
medication shall have a registered nurse (R.N.), licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.),
certified medication aide (CMA), or a medication administration technician(MAT)
who has successfully completed a course of training in administration of
medications approved by the Department.
Monthly consultation by an R.N. or L.P.N. shall be required for centers where
medications are administered by a certified medication aide (CMA), or a medication
administration technician. (5) Staff who have direct contact with participants shall
be free of communicable disease. |
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Term
| What's the minimum age of direct care paid staff in an adult day care facility? |
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Definition
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Term
How frequently is in-service training to be provided to staff persons in an adult day
care center? |
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Definition
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Term
How much of the day should the adult day care center provide planned activities for?
How many activities? |
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Definition
| ½ of the day. At minimum 4 hours. |
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Term
How many meals must be provided in an adult day care center for persons spending
more than 4 hours in the center? |
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Definition
| One meal which meets 1/3 if the RDI |
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Term
How frequently is the staff to be drilled on how to handle different kinds of
emergencies in an adult day care center? |
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Definition
Regular fire drills are required.
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Term
| Who retains and administers medications in an adult day care center? |
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Definition
(A) Participants shall be encouraged to retain and
administer their own medications while attending the adult
day care program.
(B) When a participant has been determined to be unable to
be responsible for his medication, the following procedures
shall be followed:
(i) The medication shall be retained in a safe, secure,
locked area for storing medications or drugs until
prescribed time.
(ii) Medications maintained by the center shall be
retained in containers in which they were dispensed from
the pharmacy. The containers shall be labeled with the
participant's full name, the name and strength of the
medication, and the dosage and administration
instructions. |
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Term
May medications be administered in an adult day care center without an order from a
physician? |
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Definition
Medications may not be administered without an
order from a physician. |
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Term
Who may take a telephone order for a medication prescription? How soon must you
have the physician's signature? |
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Definition
Physician's phone orders may be taken only by a licensed nurse.
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Term
Who reviews the administration and storage medication system in and adult day care
center and how frequently? |
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Definition
The administration and storage medication system shall be reviewed by a licensed nurse
not less than every three (3) months. |
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Term
| How soon after medications have been administered must they be documented? |
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Definition
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Term
| What's the required room temperature range in an adult day care center? |
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Definition
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Term
How much square footage must be available in an adult day care center for each
participant? What is not counted in this measurement? |
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Definition
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Term
What must be provided at all times in handwashing facilities in bathrooms and
kitchens of adult day care centers? |
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Definition
| Soap and disposal towels. |
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Term
Who do you report fires in an adult day care center to? What are the time constraints
on those reports? |
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Definition
| All fires shall be reported to the licensing agency (OSDH) within 72 hours. |
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