Section 390.830  Consultation Services

a)         The facility shall have all arrangements for  each consultant's services in a written  agreement setting forth the services to be  provided. These agreements shall be updated  annually.

b)         The facility shall designate a staff member  to provide social services to residents.  If  the staff member designated to provide social services is not a social  worker, the facility shall have an effective  arrangement with a social worker  to provide social service consultation.

c)         The facility shall designate a staff member  to be the director of the activities  program.  If the activity director is not a  Registered Occupational Therapist, a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, or a social worker, the facility shall have a written agreement with a person from one of those disciplines, to provide adequate and  sufficient consultation to the Activity  Director to assure that programming meets the  assessed needs of the residents.

d)         The facility shall designate a staff member  skilled in record maintenance and  preservation to be responsible for  maintaining and preserving records.  If the  designated person is not a health information management consultant, then that person shall  receive adequate consultation from a health information management consultant.

e)         The facility shall arrange for a consultant pharmacist as set forth in Section 390.1410.

f)         The facility shall arrange for a medical advisory committee as set forth in Section 390.1020(b).

g)         The facility shall arrange for an advisory dentist as set forth in Section 390.1050(a).

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 10645, effective July 1, 2002)