A room used for living or sleeping purposes shall have a minimum total window glass area on outside
walls equal to _______ of the floor area of the room. __________ percent of this window glass area
shall be openable, unless the room is artificially ventilated. - correct answers10%;
Ownership interest - correct answersmeans the ownership or control of 5% or more of
the equity in the capital of, or stock in, or interest in the profits of, a nursing home.
Public place - correct answersarea accessible to patients, employees, and
visitors" means any 1 of the following locations in a home if open to patients, employees, and visitors:
(i) The main entry or hallway.
(ii) The reception area or foyer.
(iii) The patient dining room or multipurpose room.
Licensed bed capacity - who endorses? - correct answersThe department shall endorse on the face of
each nursing care facility license the number of beds for which the license is issued.
who appoints the administrator? - correct answersthe governing body
Licensed bed capacity - how many beds can be in the facility? - correct answersThe number of patients
cared for in a nursing care facility and the number of unoccupied patient beds shall not exceed the
number authorized by the license
Process for changing number of beds? - correct answers. A nursing care facility issued a license or
certification is subject to the standards required for its authorized bed capacity without regard to any
other licensure. Any proposed change in the number of patient beds shall be reported to the
department in accordance with part 221 of the code. The department, with prior notification, may
approve a temporary reduction for purposes including renovation, maintenance, or new construction
when required for the health, welfare, and safety of patients. Any other reduction in the number of
patient beds available for use, whether or not a certificate of need is required, shall automatically
reduce the licensed bed capacity of the nursing care facility by the
,amount of such reduction.
The governing body of a nursing home shall assume... - correct answerslegal responsibility for the
overall conduct and operation of the home.
In the absence of an organized governing body, who is responsible for carrying out the functions of the
governing body? - correct answersthe owner, operator, or person legally responsible for the overall
conduct and operation of the home
what is the minimum age of the administrator or someone in a supervisory position in a home? - correct
answers18
what point type shall the patient rights be written in? - correct answers12
the term "privacy" means that private times are assured, including all of the following: - correct
answers(a) Toileting.
(b) Dressing.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Medical treatment and consultation.
(e) Conjugal visits.
A copy of the complaint form must be provided to the resident at what times? - correct answersupon
admission and per request
A home shall adopt written policies and procedures to implement patient rights and responsibilities as
provided by section 21765 of the code. Before and following the patient's admission, such policy and
procedures shall be available, upon request, to all the following: - correct answers(a) The patient.
(b) Attending physician.
(c) Next of kin.
(d) Member of the family.
(e) Guardian.
(f) Designated representative.
,(g) Person or agency responsible for placing and maintaining the patient in the home.
(h) Employees of the facility.
(i) Public.
Each facility shall have policy that includes a procedure for the _________, ___________, and
___________ of complaints, subject to department approval. - correct answersinitiation, investigation,
and resolution
All complaints need to be investigated within ______ days following receipt of the complaint. - correct
answers15
PATIENT TRUST: The home will not handle monies of any patient which exceed the sum of
$_____________. - correct answers$5,000.00
Within ______ days following receipt of the complaint, the home shall deliver to the complainant a
written report of the results of the investigation or a written status report indicating when the report
may be expected. - correct answers30
A home shall maintain for _______ years written complaints filed under its complaint procedure and all
complaint investigation reports delivered to each complainant, and such records shall be available to the
department upon request. - correct answers3
PATIENT TRUST: A home may charge a reasonable fee for holding monies that does not exceed... -
correct answers1. the actual cost of providing the service
2. the fee charged to other patients, or
3. the amount of interest which accrues all trust monies deposited for such patients for whom the
service is provided.
PATIENT TRUST: The facility shall provide a written statement, at least _______________, to each
patient or patient representative. - correct answersQUARTERLY
, PATIENT TRUST: At the time of admission, a nursing home shall provide each patient and the patient's
legal guardian or designated representative with a written statement which states all of the following: -
correct answers(a) That there is no obligation for the patient to deposit his or her funds with the facility.
(b) The patient's rights regarding personal funds,
PATIENT TRUST: The patient's rights regarding personal funds includes: - correct answers(i) The right to
receive, retain, and manage his or her personal funds or to have this done by a legal guardian, if any.
(ii) The right to apply to the social security administration to have a representative payee designated for
purposes of federal or state benefits to which he or she may be entitled.
(iii) The right to designate, in writing, another person to act for the purpose of managing his or her
personal funds.
(iv) The right to authorize, in writing, the nursing home to hold, safeguard, and account for the patient's
personal funds in accordance with
state law and the nursing home policy
PATIENT TRUST: The nursing home shall maintain current, written, individual records of all financial
transactions involving patients' personal funds which the facility has been given for holding,
safeguarding, and accounting. The facility shall keep these records in accordance with the American
institute of certified public accountants' generally accepted accounting standards, and the records shall
include, at a minimum, all of the following: - correct answers(i) The patient's name.
(ii) Identification of the patient's representative, if any.
(iii) Admission date.
(iv) Date and amount of each deposit and withdrawal.
(v) The name of the person who accepted withdrawn funds.
(vi) The balance after each transaction.
(vii) Receipts indicating the purpose stated by the person withdrawing the funds for which the
withdrawn funds were to be spent, except that a
patient may withdraw his or her own funds without stating a purpose for the withdrawal.
(viii) The patient's earned interest, if any.
PATIENT TRUST: The home shall provide each patient reasonable access to his or her own financial
records, including not less than _____ hours each business day
during normal business hours. - correct answers2