Section 75027 - Basic Services-Medical Staff(a) Every medical clinic shall have a licensed physician designated as the professional director. The professional director may be a dentist or podiatrist, where only dental or podiatric services are provided.(b) The professional director's responsibilities, acting alone or through an organized staff, shall include: (1) Establishing, reviewing and maintaining medical dental or podiatric policies and standards, which shall be reviewed at least annually.(2) Assuring the quality of medical, podiatric, or dental services provided to all patients treated by the clinic.(3) Reviewing and approving all protocols used by the clinic.(4) Establishing and implementing a system of peer review, pursuant to written procedures.(5) Reviewing credentials and delineating clinical privileges for the physicians, dentist and/or podiatrists providing service in the clinic.(c) At least one staff member of the clinic shall have admitting privileges to a hospital for ensuring needed hospital services. When the clinic provides multiple services such as medical and dental services, each discipline shall have admitting privileges to an accessible hospital or a plan, as approved by the Department for ensuring needed hospital services.(d) A physician, physician's assistant or a registered nurse shall be present whenever medical services are provided.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 75027
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1225, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1226, Health and Safety Code.