§ 717.27. Notification to family member or emergency contact.
(a) The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and procedures that specify the methods and circumstances, including the resident’s hospitalization or death, for notifying the resident’s emergency contact with the resident’s consent. The resident may revoke consent to provide notice to the emergency contact.
(b) The licensee shall make at least one attempt to notify the resident’s emergency contact in accordance with subsection (a) immediately and in no event more than 12 hours after the resident decides to end residency or does not return to the drug and alcohol recovery house as expected. This subsection shall not apply if the licensee knows or has reason to know of allegations of domestic abuse on the resident by the emergency contact.
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 717.6 (relating to application and renewal).
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