R432-150-8. Medical Director

(1) The licensee shall ensure that the administrator secures, by formal agreement, a licensed physician to serve as medical director or advisory physician according to resident and facility needs. (2) The medical director or advisory physician shall: (a) act as consultant to the director of nursing or the health services supervisor in matters relating to resident care policies; (b) develop resident care policies and procedures, including the delineation of responsibilities of attending physicians; (c) review current resident care policies and procedures with the administrator; (d) review incident and accident reports at the request of the administrator to identify health hazards to a resident and employee; and (e) serve as a liaison between resident physicians and the administrator.