Section 550.308 - Medical Director ResponsibilitiesThe medical director must:
(1) review the services provided at the center to ensure a high quality of services;(2) maintain a liaison role with the medical community in the location of the center's place of business;(3) participate in the development and implementation of appropriate performance improvement and safety initiatives as directed by the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program;(4) participate in the development of new programs and modifications of existing programs at the center;(5) designate a physician as defined in § 550.5 of this chapter (relating to Definitions) to provide medical consultation in the event the medical director is unavailable to the center's staff;(6) serve on committees as defined and required by this chapter and the center's polices;(7) consult with the center's administrator and nursing director on the health status of the center's staff as it relates to the center's IPCP and on a minor's health and safety or as threats to infection control arise;(8) review reports of accidents and unusual incidents occurring at the center and identify to the center's administrator hazards to health and safety as directed by the QAPI program;(9) participate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the delivery of emergency services for minors;(10) participate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the use of restraints; and(11) participate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the delivery of physician's services when a minor's prescribing physician or designated alternate is not available.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.308
The provisions of this §550.308 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 15 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1875, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 39, September 27, 2024, TexReg 7930, eff. 10/16/2024