KRS 216B.160: Requirement for a care delivery model based on patient needs for

licensed health care facilities and services.

All health care facilities and services licensed under this chapter shall include in their

policies and procedures a care delivery model based on patient needs which includes but

is not limited to:

(1) Defined roles and responsibilities of licensed and unlicensed health care personnel;

(2) A policy that establishes the credentialing, oversight, appointment, and

reappointment of the r egistered nurse first assistant and for granting, renewing, and

revising of the registered nurse first assistant's clinical privileges;

(3) A policy that establishes the credentialing, oversight, appointment, and

reappointment of the physician assistant an d for granting, renewing, and revising of

the physician assistant's clinical privileges;

(4) A policy that establishes the credentialing, oversight, appointment, and

reappointment of the certified surgical assistant and for granting, renewing, and

revising of the certified surgical assistant's clinical privileges;

(5) A staffing plan that specifies staffing levels of licensed and unlicensed personnel

required to safely and consistently meet the performance and clinical outcomes -

based standards as outlined in the facility's or service's quality improvement plan;

(6) A staffing model that is developed and implemented in an interdisciplinary and

collaborative manner;

(7) A policy and method that incorporates at least four (4) components in an ongoing

assessment done by the registered nurse, or in an assisted living community, a

registered nurse or the manager's designee, of the severity of the patient's disease,

patient condition, level of impairment or disability, and the specific unit patient

census to meet the needs of the individual patient in a timely manner; and

(8) A staffing model that supports the delivery of patient care services with an

appropriate mix of licensed health care personnel that will allow them to practice

according to their legal scope of practice, and for nurses, the professional standards

of practice referenced in KRS Chapter 314, and facility and service policies.

If a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or skilled care facility meets the most

current state or federal regulatio ns which address safe and consistent staffing levels of

licensed and unlicensed personnel, those shall suffice for compliance with the standards

in this section. This section shall not be interpreted as requiring any health care facility to

develop a policy or a procedure for a service not offered by the facility.