Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45171 - Administrator

Rule 171.

(1) The governing body shall appoint one individual who is responsible for managing the health facility or agency, including but not limited to the following duties:

(a) Directing all day-to-day activities.

(b) Ensuring the implementation of all policies and procedures.

(c) Ensuring regulatory compliance.

(2) For a hospital, this individual shall be the Chief Executive Officer.

(3) For a nursing home, this individual shall be a Nursing Home Administrator licensed pursuant to part 173 of the code, MCL 333.17301 to 333.17319.

(4) This role may be delegated, in writing, to another qualified individual as needed to assure continuity of operations and in accordance with the health facility or agencys policy.

(5) If a licensed nursing home administrator is also licensed as a registered professional nurse, and the nursing home has less than 50 licensed nursing home or long-term care beds, then the nursing home administrator may also serve as the director of nursing.

(6) As used in this rule, "nursing home" does not include a hospital long-term care unit or an extended care services program, commonly known as a swing bed program.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45171

2020 MR 4, Eff. 2/21/2020

An obvious error in R 325.45171 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2020 MR 4. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2020 MR 4