NURSING HOMES-RESIDENT CONSENT

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that "emergency" means a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations which present imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a facility, as provided in the clinical documentation of the resident in his or her medical record (rather than a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations which present imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a facility). Provides that the need for devices used for positioning must be demonstrated by a resident and documented in the resident's care plan. Requires the demonstrated need to be revisited in every comprehensive assessment of the resident. Provides that psychotropic medication shall only be administered to a resident if clinical documentation in the resident's medical record supports the benefit of the psychotropic medication over contraindications related to other prescribed medications and the diagnosis of the resident.