[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR460.102]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 460_PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE)--Table 

of Contents

 

                         Subpart F_PACE Services

 

Sec. 460.102  Interdisciplinary team.



    (a) Basic requirement. A PACE organization must meet the following 

requirements:

    (1) Establish a interdisciplinary team at each center to 

comprehensively assess and meet the individual needs of each 

participant.

    (2) Assign each participant to a interdisciplinary team functioning 

at the PACE center that the participant attends.

    (b) Composition of interdisciplinary team. The interdisciplinary 

team must be composed of at least the following members:

    (1) Primary care physician.

    (2) Registered nurse.

    (3) Social worker.

    (4) Physical therapist.

    (5) Occupational therapist.

    (6) Recreational therapist or activity coordinator.

    (7) Dietitian.

    (8) PACE center manager.

    (9) Home care coordinator.

    (10) Personal care attendant or his or her representative.

    (11) Driver or his or her representative.

    (c) Primary care physician. (1) Primary medical care must be 

furnished to a participant by a PACE primary care physician.

    (2) Each primary care physician is responsible for the following:

    (i) Managing a participant's medical situations.

    (ii) Overseeing a participant's use of medical specialists and 

inpatient care.

    (d) Responsibilities of interdisciplinary team. (1) The 

interdisciplinary team is responsible for the initial assessment, 

periodic reassessments, plan of care, and coordination of 24 hour care 

delivery.

    (2) Each team member is responsible for the following:



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    (i) Regularly informing the interdisciplinary team of the medical, 

functional, and psychosocial condition of each participant.

    (ii) Remaining alert to pertinent input from other team members, 

participants, and caregivers.

    (iii) Documenting changes of a participant's condition in the 

participant's medical record consistent with documentation polices 

established by the medical director.

    (3) The members of the interdisciplinary team must serve primarily 

PACE participants.

    (e) Exchange of information between team members. The PACE 

organization must establish, implement, and maintain documented internal 

procedures governing the exchange of information between team members, 

contractors, and participants and their caregivers consistent with the 

requirements for confidentiality in Sec. 460.200(e).



[64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 61506, Oct. 1, 2002]