Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 80 - Children's Respite Care Centers
Subchapter C - Personnel
Section I-8045 - Medical Director/Physician Designee

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-8045

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The medical director/physician designee is a physician, currently and legally authorized to practice medicine in the state, and knowledgeable about the medical and psychosocial aspects of pediatric palliative care. The medical director reviews, coordinates, and is responsible for the management of clinical and medical care for all patients. The medical director or physician designee may be an employee or a volunteer of the agency. The agency may also contract for the services of the medical director or physician designee. The medical director/physician designee shall be a doctor of medicine or osteopathy licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana.

B. The medical director or physician designee assumes overall responsibility for the medical component of the patient care program and shall include, but not be limited to:

1. serving as a consultant with the attending physician regarding pain and symptom control as needed;

2. serving as the attending physician, if designated by the patient/family unit;

3. reviewing patient eligibility for CRCC services;

4. serving as a medical resource for the interdisciplinary team;

5. developing and coordinating procedures for the provision of emergency medical care;

6. participating in the development of the POC prior to providing care, unless the POC has been established by an attending physician; and

7. participating in the review and update of the POC, unless the plan of care has been reviewed/updated by the attending physician. These reviews must be documented.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2175.14(B).

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