Section 325.20602. Medical examination of patients.

(1) Except in the case of a Friday admission, in which case a patient shall be examined by a licensed physician within 72 hours, a patient admitted to a home shall be examined by a licensed physician within 48 hours after admission, unless the patient has been examined by a licensed physician within 5 days before admission  and a copy of that examination is available in the home at the time of the patient's admission.

(2)   A written record of the clinical history and physical  examination, together with a diagnosis and treatment plan, shall appear in the patient's clinical record.

(3)    The examination shall include a chest x-ray, unless a chest x-ray has been taken within 90 days of admission and a report of the results of that x-ray examination is available in the home at the  time  of the patient's admission for inclusion in the patient's clinical record.

History: 1981 AACS.