Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate Auxiliary Aids and Services are necessary, and the timing, duration, and frequency with which they will be provided, must be made (a) at the time an appointment is scheduled for the Patient if the Patient makes the appointment or, (b) on the arrival of the Patient or companion at Astria Health, whichever is earlier. If someone other than the Patient schedules the appointment and that individual identifies a need for auxiliary aids and services for a Patient or Companion then (1) that person must be asked if the Patient is deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, low-vision, or deaf-blind and if so, then what Auxiliary Aids and Services are necessary when the Patient presents in person and (2) an independent assessment will be performed when the Patient presents for their appointment. Hospital Personnel will perform an assessment informed by the information collected as described in paragraph 19 as part of each initial inpatient assessment and document the results in the Patient's medical chart. It may not necessary to perform the assessment for each subsequent visit to Astria Health or to require the Patient to request Auxiliary Aids and Services for each subsequent visit to Astria Health. In the event that the initial form of communication is not effective or circumstances change (see paragraph 28, below), Hospital Personnel will reassess which appropriate Auxiliary Aids and Services are necessary, in consultation with the person with a disability, where possible, and provide such aid or service based on the reassessment. Assistive Device Point Persons. Astria Health will designate an employee(s) with the collateral title of Assistive Device Point Person. The employee(s) so designated or his or her designee(s) will be on duty and available to Astria Health, Patients, and companions twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, to answer questions and provide appropriate assistance regarding immediate access to, and proper use of, the appropriate Auxiliary Aids and Services, including Qualified Interpreters. The Assistive Device Point Person and his or her designees will know where the appropriate auxiliary aids are stored and how to operate them and will be responsible for their replacement and distribution. The Assistive Device Point Person will also be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the auxiliary aids. Astria Health will include in its intranet under the name "Assistive Device Point Person" and its "Quic...
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, and the timing, duration and frequency with which they will be provided, must be made at the time an appointment is scheduled or on the arrival of the Patient or Companion at the Hospital, whichever is earlier. Hospital Personnel will perform and document in the Patient’s medical chart a communication assessment as part of each initial inpatient assessment. The Hospital shall reassess which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, in consultation with the Patient or Companion where possible, in the event that communication is not effective. 4.
Time for Assessment. 1. Visits (scheduled and non-scheduled). Beginning sixty (60) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement, UUHC will have in place a process to ensure that when a Patient arrives at a UUHC facility seeking medical services (as part of a scheduled appointment or otherwise), a trained UUHC Personnel shall perform an initial communication assessment to determine whether the Patient or Companion requires auxiliary aids or services in order to ensure effective communication. The assessment will consider the timing, duration, and frequency for which appropriate auxiliary aids and services will be provided. The Patient/Companion will be provided with an appropriate identified auxiliary aid or service. The fact of the assessment and any identified auxiliary aids or services for the Patient and/or Companion will be documented in the Patient’s registration records.
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, and the timing, duration, and frequency with which they will be provided, must be made at the time a Facility learns that a Patient or Companion who is deaf or hard of hearing will be using its services or on the arrival of the Patient or Companion who is deaf or hard of hearing at the Facility, whichever is earlier. Facility Personnel will perform an assessment (see paragraph 22) as part of each initial inpatient assessment and document the results in the Patient’s medical chart (including the results of the assessments of companion’s need for auxiliary aids and services). Facility Personnel will reassess, as appropriate but no less than quarterly, which auxiliary aids and services are necessary, in consultation with the person with a disability, where possible, and provide such aid or service based on the reassessment.
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate Auxiliary Aids and Services are necessary, and the timing, duration, and frequency with which they will be provided, must be made:
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary for effective communication with a Patient, and the timing, duration and frequency with which they will be provided, will begin, where feasible, at the time an appointment is scheduled, but no later than the arrival of the Patient at the Hospital. Hospital personnel will perform and document in the Patient’s medical chart a communication assessment as part of each initial inpatient assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary for effective communication with a Companion, and the timing, duration and frequency with which they will be provided, will begin at the time a request for auxiliary aids or services by or for such person is made. The Hospital shall reassess which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, in consultation with the Patient or Companion where possible, in the event that communication is not effective. 4. Individual Notice in Absence of Request. If a Patient or a Companion does not request appropriate auxiliary aids or services but Hospital personnel or physicians have reason to believe that such person would benefit from appropriate auxiliary aids or services for effective communication, the Hospital will specifically inform the person that appropriate auxiliary aids and services are available free of charge. 5.
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, and the timing, duration and frequency with which they will be provided, must be made at the time an appointment is scheduled or on the arrival of the individual at the office, whichever is earlier. Dr. Hand will perform and document in the individual’s file a communication assessment as part of each initial individual assessment. Dr. Hand shall reassess which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, in consultation with the individual where possible. Dr. Hand will not be in violation of this Agreement if a patient waives or refuses the offer of an interpreter or other auxiliary aid. D.
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, and the timing, duration, and frequency with which they will be provided, must be made at the time GPCS learns that a Consumer or Companion who is deaf or hard of hearing will be using its services or on the arrival of the Consumer or Companion who is deaf or hard of hearing at GPCS, whichever is earlier. GPCS Personnel will perform an assessment (see paragraph 23 & 24) as part of each initial assessment and document the results in the Consumer’s file (including the results of the assessments of companion’s need for auxiliary aids and services).
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary for effective communication, and the timing, duration, and frequency with which they will be provided shall begin at the time an appointment is scheduled or on the arrival of the Patient or Companion at the Hospital, whichever is earlier. Hospital Personnel shall perform communication assessments and reassessments and shall detail such information in the Patient's medical chart and hospital logs, including the use of forms designed for that purpose. Hospital Personnel shall reassess the effectiveness of communication as necessary throughout the course of the Patient or Companion's visit. In the event that communication is not effective, Hospital Personnel shall reassess which appropriate auxiliary aids and interpretive services are necessary, in consultation with the Patient or Companion where possible.
Time for Assessment. The determination of which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, and the timing, duration, and frequency with which they will be provided, must be made at the time that the resident arrives at Briarleaf or when the Resident who is deaf or hard of hearing encounters a healthcare provider for treatment at the facility, whichever is earlier. The applicable Briarleaf Personnel will perform an assessment (see paragraph 24) as part of the admission process and document the results in the Resident’s medical records. In the event that communication is not effective, the applicable Briarleaf Personnel will reassess which appropriate auxiliary aids and services are necessary, in consultation with the person with a disability, where possible, and provide such aid or service based on the reassessment.
