26 Tex. Admin. Code § 511.49 - Medical Director
(a) The medical
director shall be on-site at the limited services rural hospital (LSRH) when
necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, as described by this
chapter and the LSRH's governing body.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this
section, each LSRH's medical director shall be on-site at the LSRH for at least
12 hours per month.
(c) The medical
director's responsibilities shall include:
(1)
organizing the emergency services to be provided at the LSRH;
(2) supervising and overseeing the infection
control program, quality assessment and performance improvement program, and
patient safety program; and
(3)
regularly attending meetings of the infection control program, quality
assessment and performance improvement program, and patient safety
program.
(d) The medical
director shall have the authority to contract with outside persons for the
performance of the LSRH's peer review activities as necessary.
(e) The medical director shall be a physician
licensed to practice medicine in Texas.
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