Section R432-550-7 - Administrator(1) Direction. (a) The administrator shall be responsible for the overall management and operation of the birthing center.(b) The administrator shall designate in writing a competent employee to act as administrator in the temporary absence of the administrator.(c) The administrator's designee shall have authority and responsibility to: (i) act in the best interests of patient safety and well-being;(ii) operate the facility in a manner which ensures compliance with these birthing center rules.(2) Qualifications. The administrator and administrator's designee shall be knowledgeable:
(a) by education, training or experience in administration and supervision of personnel and qualified as required by facility policy;(b) in birthing center protocols;(c) in applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.(3) The administrator's responsibilities shall be included in a written job description available for Department review. The administrator shall: (a) complete, submit and file records and reports required by the Department;(b) develop and implement facility policies and procedures;(c) review facility policies and procedures at least annually and report to the governing body on the review;(d) employ or contract with competent personnel whose qualifications are commensurate with job responsibilities and authority and who have the appropriate Utah license or certificate of completion;(e) develop, for all employee positions, job descriptions that delineate functional responsibilities and authority; and(f) review and act on incident or accident reports.Utah Admin. Code R432-550-7
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-11, effective 5/16/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-18, effective 8/26/2016