Section 3701-19-10 - Medical director(A) The medical director of a hospice care program shall be a physician and have overall responsibility for the medical components of the program. The medical director shall be either a paid or contractual staff member or a volunteer.(B) The duties of the medical director shall include:(1) Participating as a member of the interdisciplinary team or teams in the development of individual plans of care or assuring that one or more other qualified physicians participate on the team or teams;(2) Reviewing patient medical eligibility for hospice care services;(3) Maintaining responsibility and authority over all other physicians employed by the hospice care program;(4) Consulting with attending physicians, when appropriate, regarding pain and symptom management;(5) Assuring overall continuity of the hospice care program's medical services, including availability of physician services for both routine and emergency situations;(6) Acting as liaison between patients' attending physicians and the interdisciplinary team or teams;(7) Establishing health policies for employees of the hospice care program; and(8) Serving as liaison with community physicians, medical schools, healthcare facilities, and hospitals.Ohio Admin. Code 3701-19-10
Effective: 1/23/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/6/2019 and 01/13/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3712.03
Rule Amplifies: 3712.01, 3712.06
Prior Effective Dates: 12/31/1990, 10/17/1999, 08/23/2009, 02/15/2015