481—63.13 (135C) Admission, transfer, and discharge.
	 63.13(1) General admission policies.
	  a.   	 No resident shall be admitted or retained in a residential care facility for the mentally retarded who is in need of greater services than the facility can provide. (II, III)
	  b.   	 No residential care facility for the mentally retarded shall admit more residents than the number of beds for which it is licensed. (II, III)
	  c.   	 There shall be no more beds erected than is stipulated on the license. (II, III)
	  d.   	 There shall be no more beds erected in a room than its size and other characteristics will permit. (II, III)
	  e.   	 The admission of a resident to a residential care facility for the mentally retarded shall not give the facility or any employee of the facility the right to manage, use, or dispose of any property of the resident except with the written authorization of the resident or the resident’s legal representative. (III)
	  f.   	 The admission of a resident shall not grant the residential care facility for the mentally retarded the authority or responsibility to manage the personal affairs of the resident except as may be necessary for the safety of the resident and safe and orderly management of the residential care facility for the mentally retarded as required by these rules. (III)
	  g.   	 A residential care facility for the mentally retarded shall provide for the safekeeping of personal effects, funds, and other property of its residents. The facility may require that items of exceptional value or which would convey unreasonable responsibilities to the licensee be removed from the premises of the facility for safekeeping. (III)
	  h.   	 Rescinded, effective 7/14/82.
	  i.   	 Funds or properties received by the residential care facility for the mentally retarded, belonging to or due a resident, expendable for the resident’s account, shall be trust funds. (III)
	  j.   	 Infants and children under the age of 16 shall not be admitted to health care facilities for adults unless given prior written approval by the department. A distinct part of a health care facility, segregated from the adult section, may be established based on a program of care submitted by the licensee or applicant which is commensurate with the needs of the residents of the health care facility and has received the department’s review and approval. (III)
	  k.   	 No health care facility, and no owner, administrator, employee or representative thereof shall act as guardian, trustee, or conservator for any resident’s property, unless such resident is related to the person acting as guardian within the third degree of consanguinity. (III)
	  l.   	 Upon the verified petition of the county board of supervisors, the district court may appoint the administrator of a county care facility as conservator or guardian or both of a resident of such county care facility. Such administrator shall serve as conservator or guardian or both without fee. The administrator may establish either separate or common bank accounts for cash funds of such resident wards. (III)
	 63.13(2) Discharge or transfer.
	  a.   	 Prior notification shall be made to the next of kin, legal representative, attending physician, and sponsoring agency, if any, prior to transfer or discharge of any resident. (III)
	  b.   	 Proper arrangements shall be made by the residential care facility for the mentally retarded for the welfare of the resident prior to transfer or discharge in the event of an emergency or inability to reach the next of kin or legal representative. (III)
	  c.   	 The licensee shall not refuse to discharge or transfer a resident when the physician, family, resident, or legal representative requests such transfer or discharge. (II, III)
	  d.   	 Advance notification by telephone will be made to the receiving facility prior to the transfer of any resident. (III)
	  e.   	 When a resident is transferred or discharged, the appropriate record as set forth in 63.17(1) of these rules will accompany the resident. (II, III)
	  f.   	 Prior to the transfer or discharge of a resident to another health care facility, arrangements to provide for continuity of care shall be made with the facility to which the resident is being sent. (II, III)