Document Citation: 6 Pa. Code § 11.4
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PENNSYLVANIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Codes
TITLE 6. AGING
PART I. DEPARTMENT OF AGING
CHAPTER 11. OLDER ADULT DAILY LIVING CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER A. LICENSURE AND OPERATION REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 11.4. Admissions criteria

(a) A client admitted to a center shall meet the following criteria. The client shall:

(1) Have a functional impairment and be in need of services, as determined by an intake screening process.

(2) Be capable of being transported to and from the service site.

(3) Be in need of a structured program of activities or services.

(b) A client may be admitted only after an intake screening has been completed as set forth in § 11.101 (relating to intake screening).

(c) Persons who are not to be admitted to or retained in a center include persons who:

(1) Are bedfast.

(2) Have a communicable disease unless, to the extent that confidentiality laws permit, a physician certifies, in writing, that the person will not pose a serious threat to the health, safety or well-being of the clients or staff and provides specific instructions and precautions to be taken for the protection of the clients or staff at the center. The physician's written instructions and precautions shall be followed. This is intended to protect the health of the client and is not intended to discriminate against any individual.

(3) Have emotional or behavioral disorders which are destructive to self or others or disruptive in a group setting, unless the center has the capacity, including qualified staff persons to manage these problems adequately and appropriately.

(4) Are habitually addicted to alcohol or drugs and, due to the addiction, are disruptive in a group setting, unless the center has the capacity, including qualified staff persons, to manage these problems adequately and appropriately.

(5) Do not need the activities and services provided in the older adult daily living center, and who need referral to other more appropriate programs such as a senior center or nutrition site.

(d) The center shall have a written policy on the characteristics of persons eligible for admission. The policy shall:

(1) Describe the type of persons who may be served.

(2) Limit admissions to persons who can be served in a manner consistent with the goals of the center.