Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 509 - FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter C - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 509.44 - Medical Director
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 509.44
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The medical director shall be on-site at the facility when necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, as described by this chapter and the governing body.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, each facility's medical director shall be on-site at the facility for at least 12 hours per month.
(c) The medical director's responsibilities shall include:
(1) organizing the emergency
services to be provided at the facility;
(2) supervising and overseeing the infection
control program and quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI)
program; and
(3) regularly
attending meetings of the infection control program and QAPI program.
(d) The medical director shall have the authority to contract with outside persons for performance of the facility's peer review activities, as necessary.
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