§ 114.017 INSPECTION.

   Every convalescent home for which a license has been issued shall be periodically inspected by duly appointed representatives of the health officer, building, plumbing and electrical inspectors and fire chief, and the inspections shall be made and conducted at any time inspection shall be advisable in the opinion of the representatives, and every convalescent home shall be at all times open to inspection.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.1612; 1992 Code, § 20-30)

§ 114.018 REPORT.

   It shall be the duty of every person conducting, managing, maintaining or operating a convalescent home to immediately report to the health officer all cases of communicable diseases affecting any patient or employee in the home.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.1613; 1992 Code, § 20-31)

§ 114.019 RECORD.

   (a)   Each convalescent home shall keep a complete and permanent record of all patients admitted to the convalescent home, which register shall contain the name in full, age, sex, home address, diagnosis, marital status, date of admission and date of discharge or disposition of each patient and the disease or injury for which the patient was or is being treated, together with any complications which may arise from or during the treatment, the name and address of physician in attendance in those cases where a physician is attending, and the name and telephone number of nearest relative or the person who placed the patient in the convalescent home. In case of a patient being admitted on account of injury, insanity, drug addiction or contagious disease, the records shall also show how and by whom the patient was brought to the convalescent home.

   (b)   All records required in division (a) above shall be available at all reasonable hours for inspection by the health officer.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.1614; 1992 Code, § 20-32)

CONVALESCENT HOMES; LICENSE

§ 114.030 REQUIRED.

   No person shall establish, maintain or operate within the city a convalescent home without first having secured an annual license to do so from the health department.

(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.1602; 1992 Code, § 20-40)