Director of Nurses Requirements for the State of Pennsylvania
§ 211.12. Nursing services.
(a) The
facility shall provide services
by sufficient numbers of
personnel on a 24-hour basis to
provide nursing care to meet the
needs of all residents.
(b) There
shall be a full-time director of
nursing services who shall be a
qualified licensed registered
nurse.
(c) The
director of nursing services
shall have, in writing,
administrative authority,
responsibility and
accountability for the functions
and activities of the nursing
services staff, and shall serve
only one facility in this
capacity.
(d) The
director of nursing services
shall be responsible for:
(1) Standards of accepted
nursing practice.
(2) Nursing policy and
procedure manuals.
(3) Methods for coordination
of nursing services with other
resident services.
(4) Recommendations for the
number and levels of nursing
personnel to be employed.
(5) General supervision,
guidance and assistance for a
resident in implementing the
resident’s personal health
program to assure that
preventive measures, treatments,
medications, diet and other
health services prescribed are
properly carried out and
recorded.
(e) The
facility shall designate a
registered nurse who is
responsible for overseeing total
nursing activities within the
facility on each tour of duty
each day of the week.
(f) In addition to the
director of nursing services,
the following daily professional
staff shall be available.
(1) The
following minimum nursing staff
ratios are required:
|
Census
|
Day
|
Evening
|
Night
|
|
59 and
under |
1 RN
|
1 RN
|
1 RN or
1 LPN |
|
60/150
|
1 RN
|
1 RN
|
1 RN |
|
151/250
|
1 RN
and 1 LPN |
1 RN
and 1 LPN |
1 RN
and 1 LPN |
|
251/500
|
2 RNs
|
2 RNs
|
2 RNs
|
|
501/1,000 |
4 RNs
|
3 RNs
|
3 RNs
|
|
1,001/Upward |
8 RNs
|
6 RNs
|
6 RNs
|
Authority: The provisions of this § 211.12
amended under section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35
P. S. § 448.803); and section 2102(g) of The Administrative
Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 532(g)).
Source:The provisions of this § 211.12
adopted August 29, 1975, effective September 1, 1975, 5 Pa.B.
2233; amended January 31, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, except
subsections (e) and (f) effective July 1, 1988, 17 Pa.B. 514;
amended July 23, 1999, effective July 24, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 3999.
Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (240337) to
(240339).
§ 211.13. [Reserved].
Source:The provisions of this § 211.13
adopted August 29, 1975, effective September 1, 1975, 5 Pa.B.
2233; amended January 31, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B.
514; corrected June 19, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 2462; reserved July 23,
1999, effective July 24, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 3999. Immediately
preceding text appears at serial pages (240339) to (240340).
§ 211.14. [Reserved].
Source:The provisions of this § 211.14
adopted August 29, 1975, effective September 1, 1975, 5 Pa.B.
2233; amended January 31, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B.
514; reserved July 23, 1999, effective July 24, 1999, 29 Pa.B.
3999. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages
(240340) to (240341). |
