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Overview of Legal Issues in Residential Care (view source)
Revision as of 19:48, 10 January 2016
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#To their local licensing office and their funding body, as well as to the affected resident’s family and the resident’s family doctor. | #To their local licensing office and their funding body, as well as to the affected resident’s family and the resident’s family doctor. | ||
#The Ombuds, Best of Care, pg.208 notes that the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is the only exception. It has been inspecting private hospital facilities under the Hospital Act regularly since September 2007. | #The Ombuds, Best of Care, pg.208 notes that the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is the only exception. It has been inspecting private hospital facilities under the Hospital Act regularly since September 2007. | ||
# | #Previously for a short period of time in 2013-14, all health authorities provided online access to summary inspection reports for Hospital Act facilities which were accessible through the ministry’s Home and Community Care website. That is no longer the case. A health authority may provide limited or no information on the private hospitals. Instead, Fraser Health, for example provides summary inspection reports on residential care facilities but not private hospitals; Interior Health provides for both but with no real information; Island Health identifies there there has been a routine or non routine visit, and if there are any conditions on the residential care facility or private hospital. | ||
#CCALA, s.22. | #CCALA, s.22. | ||
#CCALA facilities are required only to ensure that either a medical or nurse practitioner can be contacted in an emergency. However the funding agreement with the health authority may require a registered nurse to be on site. | #CCALA facilities are required only to ensure that either a medical or nurse practitioner can be contacted in an emergency. However the funding agreement with the health authority may require a registered nurse to be on site. | ||