Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 139 - ABORTION FACILITY REPORTING AND LICENSING
Subchapter D - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSED ABORTION FACILITIES
Section 139.42 - Delegation of Authority and Organizational Structure
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 139.42
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Delegation of authority.
(1) The licensee shall appoint a medical
consultant who shall be responsible for:
(A)
implementing and enforcing the clinical policies of the facility; and
(B) supervising all medical services provided
at the facility, such as medical, nursing, clinical, laboratory, and
information/education services.
(2) The licensee shall appoint an
administrator who shall be responsible for implementing and supervising the
administrative policies of the facility.
(3) The licensee shall designate in writing a
person who meets the qualifications of an administrator to act in the absence
of the administrator.
(b) Organizational structure. The licensee shall develop a written organizational structure which shall be in a chart format or a narrative explanation that provides a description of the structure of the licensed abortion facility and defines the lines of authority.
(1) The written organizational structure
shall include, at a minimum, the identification of the licensee, medical
consultant, administrator, and clinical staff.
(2) The written organizational structure
shall clearly define the lines of authority and the delegation of
responsibility for professional and nonprofessional staff (including the
medical consultant, the administrator, the medical and clinical staff, and
ancillary staff).
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