La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9803
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section I-9803 - Physician SupervisionA. A resident shall be admitted to the nursing facility only with an order from a physician licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana. 1. Each resident shall remain under the care of a physician licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana and shall have freedom of choice in selecting his/her attending physician.2. The nursing facility shall be responsible for assisting in obtaining an attending physician with the resident's or sponsor's approval when the resident or sponsor is unable to find one.B. Another physician supervises the medical care of residents when their attending physician is unavailable.C. Any required physician task may also be satisfied when performed by an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant who is not an employee of the nursing facility but who is working under the direction and supervision of a physician and/or in collaboration with a physician.D. The nursing facility shall provide or arrange for the provision of physician services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in case of emergency.E. The name and telephone numbers of the attending physicians and the physicians to be called in case of emergency when the attending physician is not available shall be readily available to nursing personnel. Upon request, the telephone numbers of the attending physician or his/her replacement in case of emergency shall be provided to the resident, residents representative, if applicable and/or sponsor, guardian, or designated contact.La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9803
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 24:55 (January 1998), Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 421915 11/1/2016).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2009.1-2116.