Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-19 - Hospice Care Programs
Section 3701-19-10 - Medical director
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3701-19-10
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The medical director of a hospice care program shall be a physician and have overall responsibility for the medical components of the program. The medical director shall be either a paid or contractual staff member or a volunteer.
(B) The duties of the medical director shall include:
(1) Participating as a member of the
interdisciplinary team or teams in the development of individual plans of care
or assuring that one or more other qualified physicians participate on the team
or teams;
(2) Reviewing patient
medical eligibility for hospice care services;
(3)
Maintaining
responsibility and authority over all other physicians employed by the hospice
care program;
(4) Consulting with attending physicians, when
appropriate, regarding pain and symptom management;
(5) Assuring overall
continuity of the hospice care program's medical services, including
availability of physician services for both routine and emergency
situations;
(6) Acting as liaison between patients' attending
physicians and the interdisciplinary team or teams;
(7) Establishing
health policies for employees of the hospice care program; and
(8)
Serving as liaison with community physicians, medical schools, healthcare
facilities, and hospitals.
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