Federal regulation health care in assisted care facilities
Paper instructions:
The Long term care industry is heavily regulated. Discuss one federal regulation (your choice) explain its purpose and how the regulation is intended to alleviate public concerns. What sector of the LTC industry is directly affected? How is the regulation enforced? Who reinforces the regulation? Many regulations also have unintended consequences (both positive and negative), include these as well. (Introduction, Regulation, Enforcement, Conclusion)
I. Introduction
a. Very brief description of your setting (consistent with prior papers)
b. Clearly State the regulation in your specific setting that you will discuss
II. Regulation
a. What concern is it seeking to address
b. How does the regulation address the issue or make the problem better?
III. Enforcement
a. How is it enforced
b. Consequences of noncompliance with regulation
c. Consequences of the regulation (both positive and negative). Unintended consequences, if any
IV. Conclusion
a. Personal thoughts of the regulation, positive or negative and why. (is this a good regulation, why or why not)