Utah Admin. Code R432-500-6 - Administration and Organization
(1) A
licensee shall operate each freestanding ambulatory surgical center.
(2) If the licensee is other than a single
individual, the licensee shall ensure there is an organized functioning
governing authority to ensure accountability.
(3) The governing authority shall meet at
least quarterly and keep written minutes of its meetings.
(4) The licensee shall have the overall
responsibility and authority for the organization and have at least the
following additional responsibilities:
(a)
comply with any applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and
requirements;
(b) adopt and
institute bylaws, operating room protocols, policies, and procedures relative
to the operation of the facility;
(c) appoint, in writing, a qualified
administrator, who may be the licensee, administrator or medical director, as
the same person, to be responsible for the implementation of facility bylaws,
policies and procedures, and for the overall management of the
facility;
(d) appoint, in writing,
a qualified medical director to advise and be accountable to the licensee for
the quality of patient care;
(e)
ensure that patients requiring hospitalization are not admitted to the
facility; and
(f) appoint members
of the medical staff and delineate their clinical privileges.
Notes
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