This functional reporting center must contain all the expenses associated with the overall administration and supervision of all nursing services, including all nursing in-service training, scheduling and transferring of nurses between services and units, nursing staff supervision, evaluation and discipline. It includes the work of the director, assistants and/or associates, secretaries, clerks, and all nursing personnel who are responsible for conducting in-service education of nursing personnel, and the following specific job titles: RN Supervisor (supervising two or more units and/or areas), Health Services Supervisor, Director of Nursing Services, and Assistant Director of Nursing Services. Note that nursing in-service education is subject to special rules rather than the reclassification criteria (section 452.4[g] ). Additional activities include but are not limited to the following: recommendation of appointments to the nursing staff; definition and execution of the philosophy, objectives, policies and standards for nursing care of patients; participation in community education health programs; participation in patient care review committees; inspection of patient areas to verify that patient needs are met; and coordination of all nursing activities and functions with other residential health care facility functions.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 § 455.13