{"ref":"GA-HSP-GOV-03","title":"Administrator and Director of Nursing: Qualifications and Designation","category":"Governance","summary":"Sets the Georgia qualifications for the hospice administrator and the director of nursing, the Agency’s standards for the people who act for them, the checks completed before anyone takes up these posts, and how designations are documented.","inShort":["Our Administrator must meet Georgia’s qualifications, including hospice management experience.","Our director of nursing, Robin Sample, RN, is a Georgia-licensed registered nurse.","When the director of nursing is away, Casey Sample, RN acts in the role.","No one starts as administrator or director until the fingerprint background check is back and satisfactory."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.08(2)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.08(1), (2), (4)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.07(5)(f)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.18(1)(a), (2)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.03(z)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(5)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12-.04(2)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12-.05(1)(c)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12-.06(3)(a)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.100(b)","42 CFR §424.516(e)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me evidence that your administrator meets the Georgia qualifications: license or education, and supervisory or management experience in a hospice setting.","Who is your director of nursing, and is that person a Georgia-licensed registered nurse?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HSP-GOV-03-A","title":"Leadership Qualification and Designation Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.08(2); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.18(2))","5. Qualifications","6. Checks Before Designation","7. Notifying the Department","8. Absences and Vacancies","9. Ongoing Development","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hospice","state":"Georgia","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}