Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
(a) The outpatient services shall be staffed with sufficient personnel to meet the needs of the patients.(b) The responsibility for the delivery of outpatient health care services by the professional staff shall be clearly defined and documented. The levels of professional responsibility assigned to practitioners having clinical privileges in any outpatient service shall be defined by the medical staff of the hospital.(c) House staff assigned to the outpatient services shall be responsible to the medical director of the service or to a member of the medical staff of the hospital.(d) The responsibilities and organization of nursing services shall be clearly defined and shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 109 of this title (relating to nursing services) modified as required.(e) Other necessary personnel shall be provided, and their responsibilities clearly defined. Where there are language barriers between patients using the outpatient services and the personnel providing those services, it is desirable to provide interpreters or make other arrangements to facilitate effective communication between the patients and the hospital staff.(f) Ongoing education programs specifically related to outpatient care shall be provided, and participation by persons providing outpatient care shall be encouraged. The program can be either hospital-based or outside the hospital.The provisions of this § 119.5 amended September 19, 1980, effective 9/20/1980, 10 Pa.B. 3761.The provisions of this § 119.5 issued under 67 Pa.C.S. §§ 6101-6104; and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 (71 P. S. § 755-2).