La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-7832

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-7832 - Administrator

A. The pain management clinic shall have an administrator designated by the governing body who is responsible for the day-to-day management, supervision, and non-medical operation of the clinic. The administrator shall be available during the designated business hours. The provisions of this Chapter do not prohibit the medical director dually serving as the administrator.

1. Qualifications. The administrator shall be at least 18 years of age and possess a high school diploma or equivalent.

2. The pain management clinic shall designate a person to act in the administrators absence, and shall ensure this person meets the qualifications of the administrator pursuant to this Chapter. The pain management clinic shall maintain documentation on the licensed premises identifying this person and evidence of their qualifications.

3. Duties and Responsibilities. The administrator shall be responsible for:

a. employing licensed and non-licensed qualified personnel to provide the medical and clinical care services to meet the needs of the patients being served;

b. ensuring that upon hire and prior to providing care to patients, each employee is provided with orientation, training, and evaluation for competency as provided in this Chapter;

c. ensuring that written policies and procedures for the management of medical emergencies are developed, implemented, monitored, enforced, and annually reviewed, and readily accessible to all staff;

d. ensuring that disaster plans for both internal and external occurrences are developed, implemented, monitored, enforced, and annually reviewed and that annual emergency preparedness drills are held in accordance with the disaster plan. The pain management clinic shall maintain documentation on the licensed premises indicating the date, type of drill, participants, and materials;

e. maintaining current credentialing and/or personnel files on each employee that shall include documentation of the following:

i. a completed employment application;

ii. job description;

iii. a copy of current health screening reports conducted in accordance with the clinics policies and procedures and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including department rules, and regulations;

iv. documentation that each employee has successfully completed orientation, training, and evaluation for competency related to each job skill as delineated in their respective job description; and

v. documentation that all licensed nurses, if employed, shall:

(a). have successfully completed a Basic Life Support course; and

(b). be in good standing and hold current licensure with their respective state nurse licensing board;

f. ensuring all credentialing and/or personnel files are current and maintained on the licensed premises at all times, including but not limited to, documentation of employee health screening reports; and

g. ensuring that appropriate law enforcement agency(s) are notified when it has been determined that a staff member has been diverting drugs or participating in the illegal use of drugs.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-7832

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 412649 (12/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40.2198.11-13.