Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 77081 - Governing Body
The governing body shall:
(a) Assure that all services including care
and treatment provided to patients, is adequate and safe at all
times.
(b) Establish and implement
written bylaws in accordance with legal requirements and its responsibility to
the community and to the patients served which shall include, but not be
limited to, provisions for:
(1)
Identification of the purposes of the facility and the means of fulfilling
them.
(2) Ensuring the fitness,
adequacy and quality of the clinical and medical care rendered.
(3) The appointment and reappointment of
clinical staff who provide treatment, care and consultation to patients in the
facility.
(4) Approval of policies
and procedures for appropriate practices to be observed in the facility. In
this connection, the practice of division of fees, under any guise whatsoever,
shall be prohibited and any such division of fees shall be cause for exclusion
from the staff.
(5) Identification
of the requirements for health and treatment records.
(6) Requiring the interdisciplinary staff to
establish controls that are designed to ensure the achievement and maintenance
of high standards of professional ethical practices.
(c) Appoint a clinical director and
administrator whose qualifications, authority and duties shall be defined in a
written statement adopted by the governing body.
(d) Provide for the control and use of
appropriate physical and financial resources and personnel required to meet the
needs of the patients.
(e) Assure
that the facility and its operation conforms to all applicable federal, state
and local laws and regulations, including those relating to licensure and fire
inspection.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1275.1 and 1277, Health and Safety Code.
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