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Title 9 Part 7310
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9 NYCRR 7310.1 - Policy
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(a)Adequate health care and health care services shall be provided to all youth to promote the well-being of youth through the prevention, detection, treatment and management of disease and disability.
(b)Consistent with the requirements of this Part, the medical director shall develop written policies and procedures that govern facility health services. The written policies and procedures shall be reviewed annually and updated as needed.
9 NYCRR 7310.2 - Definitions
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As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply to the terms listed below:
(a)Health screening shall mean an interview and visual assessment of a youth conducted by a facility health trained staff member which is recorded and designed to elicit a past history or current evidence of a medical or mental health condition requiring immediate medical or psychiatric evaluation and treatment.
(b)Licensed health care professional shall mean a physician, nurse practitioner, registered professional nurse, physician's assistant, licensed practical nurse or dentist licensed to practice in the State of New York.
(c)Medical director shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York.
9 NYCRR 7310.3 - Clinical health services
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(a)Direct health care delivery in a facility shall be governed by the medical director.
(b)Each facility shall establish written job descriptions outlining the duties and responsibilities of the medical director and all other licensed health care professionals.
(c)Each medical director shall be responsible for the quality, continuity and availability of all health care provided to youth within each facility.
(d)At a minimum, the following health care staffing requirements shall be met:
(1)each facility shall be staffed with a sufficient complement of professional nursing, which shall include the presence of at least one registered professional nurse each day; and
(2)the services of a physician shall be available on call to each facility every day during the hours in which no physician is present within the facility.
(e)The facility shall maintain records of current New York State licensure or registration of all physicians, nurses and heath care staff.
9 NYCRR 7310.4 - Medical treatment area
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(a)A facility shall provide a medical treatment area for diagnosis and treatment adequate to meet the needs of the youth population.
(b)Each facility shall develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive medical housekeeping and infection control policy and procedure specifically tailored to each medical treatment area.
(c)All details, finishes and furnishings in a medical treatment area shall be able to be easily cleaned and in a condition which facilitates infection control.
9 NYCRR 7310.5 - Health appraisal
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(a)A facility shall develop and implement an admission health appraisal process for each youth which includes, but is not limited to:
(1)a health screening which consists of a visual assessment and interview which shall be performed as soon as possible after each youth's admission to a facility, but in no event later than 24 hours after admission;
(2)a complete written medical history which shall be obtained for each youth within 72 hours of initial admission to a facility, and shall include assessments of chemical dependency and infectious diseases; and
(3)a complete physical examination which shall be provided to each youth within 72 hours of initial admission to a facility, and at yearly intervals thereafter.
(b)Each youth's physical examination shall be conducted by a physician, registered physician's assistant or nurse practitioner, as appropriate, and shall include, but is not limited to:
(1)an examination of major body systems;
(2)Mantoux tuberculin skin test;
(3)sexually-transmitted infections screening;
(4)where clinically indicated, screening tests including, but not limited to:
(i)a urinalysis;
(ii)blood chemistry analysis to include lipid screen;
(iii)a chest radiograph;
(iv)a complete blood count with white blood cell differential count;
(v)a pregnancy test for female youth; and
(5)a cervical cytology (PAP test) for female youth when, in the medical judgment of the examining physician, registered physician's assistant or nurse practitioner, such a screening is medically necessary and appropriate.
(c)The medical history document and/or medical problem list of each youth transferred between facilities shall be reviewed within 24 hours of the youth's arrival at the receiving facility.
(d)All findings made by a health professional pursuant to this section shall be recorded and included in each youth's permanent medical record. Such findings shall be legibly signed and dated by a physician, physician's assistant or nurse practitioner, together with identification of professional title.
(e)A facility shall provide all youth an orientation to the health care services available at each facility and to the correct procedures for using such services.
9 NYCRR 7310.6 - Ambulatory health care services
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(a)Each facility shall provide youth access to ambulatory health care services (sick call).
(b)Each facility shall provide ambulatory health services adequate to meet the needs of the youth population. No youth shall be denied access to sick call services.
(c)Treatment plans shall be formulated and implemented for all youth in need of continuing medical treatment on an ambulatory service basis. Such treatment plans shall provide for regular, periodic medical re-evaluation of such youth.
9 NYCRR 7310.7 - Storage of medication
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(a)All medications shall be stored in a safe and secure manner consistent with the requirements of this section to insure control only by authorized personnel designated by the facility medical director.
(b)Each facility shall store all pharmaceuticals in sanitary, locked compartments under proper temperature controls.
(c)Each facility shall store controlled drugs, needles and syringes in separately locked, permanently affixed compartments in accordance with Part 80 of Title 10 NYCRR. Adequate records of administration of such drugs and stocks on hand, including perpetual inventory and shift count records, shall be maintained.
(d)Medications whose shelf life has expired or which are otherwise no longer in use shall be disposed of or destroyed in accordance with State and Federal laws and regulations.
9 NYCRR 7310.8 - Disposal of medication
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Unused youth controlled substance medication shall be disposed of in compliance with section 80.51 of Title 10 NYCRR.
9 NYCRR 7310.9 - Medical emergency services
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(a)Each facility shall provide access to emergency services which permit the medical evaluation, treatment and disposition of medical emergency cases on a 24-hour basis each day.
(b)Each facility shall provide first aid kits and other necessary life-saving equipment in adequate number, distribution and content to meet the needs of security and health care staff, as determined by the facility medical director.
(c)Direct care staff shall receive training and maintain certification in approved first aid and emergency life support techniques.
9 NYCRR 7310.10 - Medical diets
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Each facility shall establish a program of prescription and provision of therapeutic nutrition, as ordered by the facility medical director, for all youth in need of such program.
9 NYCRR 7310.11 - Medical records
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(a)A permanent individual medical record shall be established and maintained for every youth.
(b)All health care services provided to youth by facility health care staff or by independent health care providers shall be recorded in the medical record.
(c)Medical records shall contain sufficient information to justify the diagnosis and warrant the treatment and results.
(d)Each active youth medical record shall contain a current medical history and a written, regularly updated list of diagnosed medical problems located at the beginning of the record.
(e)Each facility shall maintain a system of storage and identification to ensure the prompt location and retrieval of every youth medical record.
(f)The medical record of every youth transferred to another facility, a facility operated or certified by OCFS, or a facility operated by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, shall be forwarded in a confidential manner, consistent with section 2782 of the Public Heath Law, with the youth at the time of transfer to the receiving facility. If, due to an emergency, it is not possible to forward the medical record at the time of a youth's transfer, such record shall be forwarded to the receiving facility within 24 hours of the time of transfer.
(g)All youth medical records shall be safely and securely retained as required by law.
(h)All youth records shall be confidential, and access restricted as required by law.
9 NYCRR 7310.12 - Education and training
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(a)Each facility shall provide a formal orientation and training program for new health care staff which shall include an orientation to the facility’s written policies and procedures for health services.
(b)A facility shall require that all newly appointed facility staff obtain and maintain certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, provided or approved by a recognized health care training authority.
(c)Each facility shall maintain written records of the education and training as required by this Part.