§ 201.24. Admission policy.

 (a)  The resident may be permitted to name a responsible person. The resident is not required to name a responsible person if the resident is capable of managing the resident’s own affairs.

 (b)  A facility may not obtain from or on behalf of residents a release from liabilities or duties imposed by law or this subpart except as part of formal settlement in litigation.

 (c)  A facility shall admit only residents whose nursing care and physical needs can be provided by the staff and facility.

 (d)  A resident with a disease in the communicable stage may not be admitted to the facility unless it is deemed advisable by the attending physician—medical director, if applicable—and administrator and unless the facility has the capability to care for the needs of the resident.

   The provisions of this §  201.24 amended under section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P. S. §  448.803); and section 2102(g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  532(g)).

   The provisions of this §  201.24 adopted August 29, 1975, effective September 1, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 2233; amended February 11, 1977, effective February 12, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 437; amended May 26, 1978, effective May 27, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1466; amended April 23, 1982, effective April 24, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1316; amended January 31, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 514; amended July 23, 1999, effective July 24, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 3999. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (202329) to (202330).