The facility administrator shall designate a physician, nurse, nurse practitioner, government authority, health administrator, health care contractor, or health agency to serve as the facility's health authority responsible for organizing, planning, and monitoring the timely provision of appropriate health care services, including arrangements for all levels of health care and the ensuring of quality and accessibility of all health services, consistent with applicable statutes and regulations, prevailing community standards, and medical ethics.
6 Va. Admin. Code § 35-101-930
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 16.1-322.7, and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.