N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7310.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 7310.3 - Clinical health services

(a) Direct health care delivery in a facility shall be governed by the medical director.

(b) Each facility shall establish written job descriptions outlining the duties and responsibilities of the medical director and all other licensed health care professionals.

(c) Each medical director shall be responsible for the quality, continuity and availability of all health care provided to youth within each facility.

(d) At a minimum, the following health care staffing requirements shall be met:

(1) each facility shall be staffed with a sufficient complement of professional nursing, which shall include the presence of at least one registered professional nurse each day; and

(2) the services of a physician shall be available on call to each facility every day during the hours in which no physician is present within the facility.

(e) The facility shall maintain records of current New York State licensure or registration of all physicians, nurses and heath care staff.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7310.3

Adopted New York State Register September 26, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 39, eff. 9/26/2018