Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-5-18 - SLEEP DISORDERS FACILITIES
Section 420-5-18-.04 - Administration and Organization

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-5-18-.04

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) Medical Supervision. Sleep disorders facilities are medical units and the core responsibility must be medical. While other health care professionals may participate in a patient's evaluation, each patient must have a clearly-identifiable staff physician who is responsible for his/her care throughout the patient's active status at the sleep disorders facility.

(2) Medical Director. Every facility must have a physician who is designated as the medical director who must perform all the following duties on site:

(a) Assure and document that each patient has an appropriate diagnostic evaluation.

(b) Be involved with all phases of the facility's functions, including patient care decisions.

(c) Review and certify the accuracy of polysomnographic scoring and interpretations.

(d) Supervise the training and performance of the technical personnel.

(e) Be responsible for quality assurance review, and

(3) Staffing. The facility must have sufficient staff to enable it to effectively carry out its function. The staffing pattern must be clearly defined, particularly in regard to safety, comfort and well being of its patients.

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Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Title 22, Chapter 21.

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