Section 400.4144. Admission health screening; physical examinations.

(1) An initial health screening shall be completed for each resident within 24 hours of admission to a facility.

(2)   An institution shall have the following documentation of an admission physical examination for each resident, unless an earlier examination is medically indicated:

(a)    For a resident under 3 years of age, a physical examination shall have been completed within 90 calendar days prior to admission or a new physical examination shall be completed within 30 calendar days after admission.

(b)   For a resident 3 years of age or older, a physical examination shall have been completed within 1 year prior to admission or a new physical examination shall be completed within 30 calendar days after admission.

(3)    Sufficient health history information shall be documented for each resident to assure proper medical care.

(4)   Nothing in the rules adopted under the act shall authorize or require a medical or physical examination or treatment for any child whose parent objects on religious grounds. If a parent objects to medical or physical examinations or treatments   on religious grounds, the objection shall be made in writing to the institution and retained in the resident’s file.

History: 1983 AACS; 2015 AACS.