Document Citation: 22 CCR 87455

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CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 22. SOCIAL SECURITY
DIVISION 6. LICENSING OF COMMUNITY CARE FACILITIES
CHAPTER 8. RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY (RCFE)
ARTICLE 8. RESIDENT ASSESSMENTS, FUNDAMENTAL SERVICES AND RIGHTS

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08/31/2009

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§ 87455. Acceptance and Retention Limitations

(a) Acceptance or retention of residents by a facility shall be in accordance with the criteria specified in this article 8 and Section 87605, Health and Safety Protection, and the following.

(b) The following persons may be accepted or retained in the facility:

(1) Persons capable of administering their own medications.

(2) Persons receiving medical care and treatment outside the facility or who are receiving needed medical care from a visiting nurse.

(3) Persons who because of forgetfulness or physical limitations need only be reminded or to be assisted to take medication usually prescribed for self-administration.

(4) Persons with problems including, but not limited to, forgetfulness, wandering, confusion, irritability, and inability to manage money.

(5) Persons with mild temporary emotional disturbance resulting from personal loss or change in living arrangement.

(6) Persons who are bedridden provided the requirements of Section 87606 are met.

(7) Persons who are under 60 years of age whose needs are compatible with other residents in care, if they require the same amount of care and supervision as do the other residents in the facility.

(c) No resident shall be accepted or retained if any of the following apply:

(1) The resident has active communicable tuberculosis.

(2) The resident requires 24-hour, skilled nursing or intermediate care as specified in Health and Safety Code Sections 1569.72(a) and (a)(1).

(3) The resident's primary need for care and supervision results from either:

(A) An ongoing behavior, caused by a mental disorder, that would upset the general resident group; or

(B) Dementia, unless the requirements of Section 87705, Care of Persons with Dementia, are met.

(d) A resident suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease shall be isolated, and a physician contacted to determine suitability of the resident's retention in the facility.