59A-13.015. Quality Assurance Committee

All PPEC centers must have a quality assurance program and must conduct quarterly reviews of the PPEC center’s medical records for at least half of the children served by the PPEC center at the time of the quality assurance review. The quarterly review sample must be randomly selected so each child served at the center has an equal opportunity to be included in the review.

(1) The quality assurance committee must include the following: the medical director, administrator, director of nursing, and three (3) other committee members as determined by each PPEC center.

(2) The quality assurance review will be conducted by two (2) members of the quality assurance committee. Within 15 calendar days of its review, the quality assurance committee must furnish copies of its report to the PPEC center medical and nursing directors.

(3) Each quarterly quality assurance review must include:

(a) A review of the goals in each child’s nursing protocol.

(b) A review of the steps, process, and success in achieving the goals.

(c) Identification of goals not being achieved as expected, reasons for lack of achievement and plans to promote goal achievement.

(d) Evidence that the protocol has been revised to accommodate the findings of the quality assurance report will be forwarded to the quality assurance committee within then (10) calendar days of receipt of the quality assurance committee report.

(e) Implementation of revisions to the protocol must be documented in the child’s record.

(4) The quality assurance review will also ascertain and assure the presence of the following documents in each child’s medical record:

(a) A properly executed consent form.

(b) A medical history for the child, including notations from visits to health care providers.

(c) An immunization record with documentation of allergies and special precautions.

Rulemaking Authority 400.914(1) FS. Law Implemented 400.914(1)(f), (h) FS. History–New 3-8-89, Formerly 10D-102.015, Amended 6-22-06.