Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Each facility
shall have a governing body or owner whose responsibilities include:
(1) Management and control of the
operation;
(2) Assurance of the
quality of care and services;
(3)
Appointment of the medical director and clinic administrator;
(4) Determination of the qualifications and
appointment of physicians, administrator, and other professional
staff;
(5) Management of overall
operation and fiscal viability of the clinic; and
(6) Ensuring compliance with all relevant
health and safety requirements of federal, state and local laws and regulatory
requirements.
(b) The
licensee shall provide administrative services that include the appointment of
an administrator who:
(1) Is responsible for
the day-to-day operations of the NEWCC;
(2) Works no less than 35 hours per week at
the NEWCC, which may include day, evening, night, and weekend hours;
(3) Meets the requirements of He-P 806.15(c)
;
(4) Designates, in writing, a
qualified administrator staff member who shall assume the responsibilities of
the administrator in his or her absence; and
(5) In the event the administrator will be
absent for a period to exceed 30 consecutive days, the facility shall notify
the department who the interim administrator will be and submit credentials to
verify he or she meets the requirements of He-P 806.15(c) .
(c) Any administrator appointed
after the 2019 effective date of these rules shall:
(1) Possess at a minimum, a bachelor's degree
in business or a health-related field;
(2) Be an RN; or
(3) Have at least 4 years equivalent
experience in a health-related field.
(d) Each facility shall have a medical
director who shall be a physician or APRN licensed in the state of New
Hampshire and who shall have training and experience commensurate with the
services offered by the clinic as determined by the governing body described in
He-P 806.15(a) .
(e) The medical
director shall be responsible for:
(1) The
development and approval of clinic procedures and policies;
(2) The development of facility protocols for
assisting patients whose medical needs are outside the NEWCC's scope of
practice;
(3) Monitoring and
evaluation of the quality of patient care; and
(4) Providing medical direction, consultation
and supervision to the professional staff.
(f) The administrator and medical director
may hold more than one position in the NEWCC and may serve in these capacities
for multiple NEWCCs.
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