A. The
administrator is a person who is designated, in writing, by the governing body
as administratively responsible for all aspects of CRCC operations. When the
administrator serves more than one licensed agency, he/she shall designate, in
writing, an alternate to serve as administrator for each site where he/she is
not physically housed continuously. The alternate shall be a full-time, on-site
employee of the CRCC and shall meet the same qualifications as the
administrator. The administrator and the director of nurses/alternates may be
the same individual if that individual is dually qualified. An administrator
serving as director of nurses, while employed by the CRCC, may not be employed
by any other licensed health care agency.
1.
An administrator must be a licensed physician, a licensed registered nurse, a
social worker with a master's degree, or a college graduate with a bachelor's
degree. An administrator shall have at least three years of documented
management experience in a health care service delivery.
2. The administrator shall be responsible for
compliance with all regulations, laws, policies and procedures applicable to
the CRCC facility specifically and to Medicare/Medicaid issues when applicable.
The administrator shall:
a. implement
personnel and employment policies to assure that only qualified personnel are
hired. Licensure and/or certification (as required by law) shall be verified
prior to employment and annually thereafter and records shall be maintained to
support competency of all allied health personnel;
b. implement policies and procedures that
establish and support quality patient care, cost control, and mechanisms for
disciplinary action for infractions;
c. ensure the CRCC employs qualified
individuals;
d. be on-site during
business hours or immediately available by telecommunications when off-site
conducting the business of the CRCC, and available after hours as
needed;
e. be responsible for and
direct the day-to-day operations of the CRCC facility;
f. act as liaison among staff, patients and
the governing board;
g. ensure that
all services are correctly billed to the proper payer source;
h. designate, in writing, an individual who
meets the administrator qualifications to assume the authority and the control
of the CRCC if the administrator is unavailable; and
i. designate in advance the IDT he/she
chooses to establish policies governing the day-to-day provisions of the
CRCC.
