Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7859 – Residents’ records
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Whenever there are pertinent and available health and other records about a person who seeks admission as a resident to a residential care facility, those records must be provided to the administrator of the facility at least 7 days prior to the date of admission, unless there are compelling reasons that make this impossible or impractical. If there are compelling reasons, including, but not limited to, emergency situations, the administrator must receive, by not later than the date of admission, a written note that: [PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).]
1. Reasons explained. Explains the compelling reasons why the records could not be provided 7 days prior to the date of admission; and
[PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7859
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- facility: means any of the places defined in section 8001, 8101, 8201 or 8301?A, subsection 1?A, paragraph B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7701
- Resident: means any person 18 years of age or older who is not related by blood or marriage to the owner or person in charge of the facility or building in which the resident lives and who receives assisted housing services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7852
- Residential care facility: means a house or other place that, for consideration, is maintained wholly or partly for the purpose of providing residents with assisted living services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7852
2. When records will be provided. If the records have not yet been received, states by when the records will be provided.
[PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).]
This section may not be construed to mean that a resident who is not a client of the department is required, as a condition of admission, to provide records to the administrator of the residential care facility. [RR 2003, c. 2, §81 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 596, §A1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 596, §B25 (AFF). RR 2003, c. 2, §81 (COR).