Section 504.42 - Delegation of Authority and Organizational Structure(a) Delegation of authority. (1) The licensee shall appoint a medical consultant who shall be responsible for: (A) implementing and enforcing the clinical policies of the facility; and(B) supervising all medical services provided at the facility, such as medical, nursing, clinical, laboratory, and information/education services.(2) The licensee shall appoint an administrator who shall be responsible for implementing and supervising the administrative policies of the facility.(3) The licensee shall designate in writing a person who meets the qualifications of an administrator to act in the absence of the administrator.(b) Organizational structure. The licensee shall develop a written organizational structure which shall be in a chart format or a narrative explanation that provides a description of the structure of the licensed abortion facility and defines the lines of authority. (1) The written organizational structure shall include, at a minimum, the identification of the licensee, medical consultant, administrator, and clinical staff.(2) The written organizational structure shall clearly define the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility for professional and nonprofessional staff (including the medical consultant, the administrator, the medical and clinical staff, and ancillary staff).26 Tex. Admin. Code § 504.42
Transferred from 25 TAC § 139.42 Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 50, December 13, 2024, TexReg 10119 eff. 12/31/2024