NAC449.3981. Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client.

     1. The administrator of an agency or the administrator’s designee shall conduct an initial screening to evaluate each prospective client’s requests for personal care services and to develop a service plan for the client or to accept a service plan established for the client.

     2. The initial screening and the development or acceptance of a service plan must be documented. The documentation must be dated and signed by the person who conducted the initial screening and developed or accepted the service plan.

     3. The agency shall complete the following tasks before providing the personal care services outlined in the service plan established for the client and as often as necessary if the service plan is revised:

     (a) Evaluate whether the agency has sufficient resources and the capability to satisfy the requests of the client and to provide the client with the personal care services described in the service plan;

     (b) Review the service plan with the client, including, without limitation, the schedule for the provision of personal care services to the client, the procedure to follow if an attendant fails to provide personal care services in accordance with the service plan, the hiring and training policies of the agency, the responsibilities of the agency, the procedure for filing a grievance or complaint and any personal care services that an attendant is prohibited from providing pursuant to NAC 449.3978;

     (c) Review the procedure to be followed if an attendant does not appear for a scheduled visit and the procedure to be followed if an additional visit from an attendant is required;

     (d) Ensure that the personal care services requested by the client are services which assist the client with the activities of daily living; and

     (e) Ensure that the agency is coordinating the personal care services that it will be providing to the client with the care and services available to the client from other organizations and persons.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R182-07, eff. 1-30-2008)