Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents In Designated Centres For Older People) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 36/2010

S.I. No. 36 of 2010

HEALTH ACT 2007 (CARE AND WELFARE OF RESIDENTS IN DESIGNATED CENTRES FOR OLDER PEOPLE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th February, 2010.

I, MARY HARNEY, Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 101 of the Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

2. These Regulations come into operation on the 15th day of February 2010.

3. Article 16 of the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 236 of 2009 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for sub-article (2):

“(2) The person in charge shall ensure that there is an appropriately qualified registered nurse on duty and in charge of the designated centre at all times and a record thereof maintained in the designated centre.”

4. Article 37 of the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 236 of 2009 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for sub-article (3):

“(3) Where the absence arises as a result of an emergency, the registered provider shall give notice in writing to the Chief Inspector of the absence within three working days of its occurrence specifying the matters mentioned in article 37(2)(a) and (b) above.”

5. The Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 236 of 2009 ) is hereby amended by the substitution for Schedule 3 of the following:

“SCHEDULE 3 RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN A DESIGNATED CENTRE IN RESPECT OF EACH RESIDENT

1. The resident’s care plan referred to in article 8.

2. A recent photograph of the resident.

3. A record of the following matters in respect of each resident in the directory of residents referred to in article 23:

(a) the name, address, date of birth, sex, and marital status of each resident;

(b) the name, address and telephone number of the resident’s next of kin or of any person authorised to act on their behalf;

(c) the name, address and telephone number of the resident’s general practitioner and of any officer of the Executive whose duty it is to supervise the welfare of the resident;

(d) the date on which the resident was first admitted to the designated centre;

(e) the date on which the resident was discharged from the designated centre;

(f) if the resident is transferred to another designated centre or to a hospital, the name of the designated centre or hospital and the date on which the resident is transferred;

(g) if the resident died at the designated centre, the date, time and cause of death; and

(h) the name and address of any authority, organisation or other body, which arranged the resident’s admission to the designated centre.

4. A record of the following matters in respect of each resident:

(a) a record of all medicines kept in the designated centre for the resident, and the dates and times on which they were administered to the resident;

(b) a record of any accident affecting the resident in the designated centre and of any other incident in the designated centre which is detrimental to the health or welfare of the resident...