63M-2.0032. Role of the Superintendant/Facility Administrator in Healthcare Services

(1) The Facility Superintendent/Major or Facility Administrator/Program Director, with collaborative support from the Office of Health Services, is responsible for: (a) Ensuring that the Designated Health Authority is clearly informed of all the department’s health care requirements at the time of the negotiation of the agreement/contract. This responsibility can be delegated to the Facility Superintendent or Program Director Designee and shared with supervisors at the Provider’s Regional level; (b) Ensuring a licensed general hospital is available to provide emergency services on a 24-hour per day basis. (c) Ensuring adherence to delivery of physician on-call medical services, consultative medical referrals, regularly scheduled physician hours, access to a licensed health care professional and clinic hours, treatment protocols, access to Emergency Medical Services and 24-hour episodic care, and emergency drills. (2) There shall be communication, at a minimum of every other week between the Facility Superintendent/Program Director and the licensed health care professional staff to review important medical issues pertaining to youth at the facility.