HEALTH ASSESSMENT. As part of the admission criteria, an individual must undergo a face-to-face medical examination completed by a health care practitioner as specified in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.
(a) A medical examination completed within 60 days before or within 30 days after the individual’s admission to a facility pursuant to Section 429.26(5), F.S. The examination must address the following:
- The physical and mental status of the resident, including the identification of any health-related problems and functional limitations,
- An evaluation of whether the individual will require supervision or assistance with the activities of daily living,
- Any nursing or therapy services required by the individual,
- Any special diet required by the individual,
- A list of current medications prescribed, and whether the individual will require any assistance with the administration of medication,
- Whether the individual has signs or symptoms of Tuberculosis, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Scabies or any other communicable disease, which are likely to be transmitted to other residents or staff,
- A statement on the day of the examination that, in the opinion of the examining health care practitioner, the individual’s needs can be met in an assisted living facility; and,
- The date of the examination, and the name, signature, address, telephone number, and license number of the examining health care practitioner.
(b) When a health care practitioner conducts a medical examination, the examination must be recorded on the practitioner’s form or on AHCA Form 1823, Resident Health Assessment for Assisted Living Facilities, April 2021, which is incorporated by reference and available online at: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13531. Faxed or electronic copies of the completed form are acceptable. If AHCA Form 1823 is used, the form must be completed as instructed.
- If the health care practitioner’s form does not include all the examination items on AHCA Form 1823 or if AHCA Form 1823 is not completed fully, then the omitted items may be obtained by the administrator or designee either orally or in writing from the health care practitioner. The missing or omitted information must be obtained and documented in the resident’s record within 30 days after the resident’s admission to the facility.
- Omitted or missing information received orally must include the name of the health care practitioner, the name and signature of the administrator or designee recording the information, and the date the information was provided.
(c) Medical examinations of residents placed by the department, by the Department of Children and Families, or by an agency under contract with either department must be conducted within 30 days before placement in the facility and recorded on AHCA Form 1823 described in paragraph (b).
(d) An assessment that has been conducted through the Comprehensive, Assessment, Review and Evaluation for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) program may be substituted for the medical examination requirements of Section 429.26, F.S. and this rule.
(e) Any orders issued by the health care practitioner conducting the medical examination for medications, nursing services, treatments, therapy, or therapeutic diets, may be attached to the health assessment. A health care practitioner may attach a DH Form 1896, Florida Do Not Resuscitate Order Form, for residents who do not wish cardiopulmonary resuscitation to be administered in the case of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
(f) A resident placed in a facility on a temporary emergency basis by the Department of Children and Families pursuant to Section 415.105 or 415.1051, F.S., is exempt from the examination requirements of this subsection for up to 30 days. However, a resident accepted for temporary emergency placement must be entered on the facility’s admission and discharge log and counted in the facility census. A facility may not exceed its licensed capacity in order to accept such a resident. A medical examination must be conducted on any temporary emergency placement resident accepted for regular admission.