{"ref":"MO-HSP-GOV-03","title":"Administrator and Registered Nurse Coordinator: Qualifications and Duties","category":"Governance","summary":"States the qualifications for the Administrator (including the qualifications Missouri requires for administrators appointed after July 1, 2023), the Alternate Administrator, the registered nurse coordinator and the nurse who acts for the coordinator, how those qualifications are checked before appointment, and what each person does.","inShort":["Administrators appointed after July 1, 2023, must be an LPN or RN or hold an undergraduate degree, and have at least one year of administrative experience in a related healthcare field.","The Alternate Administrator meets the same qualifications, so the Agency is always run by a qualified person.","Robin Sample, RN, the registered nurse coordinator, is an RN paid directly by the Agency and directs all clinical services.","Report medication errors and bad drug reactions to the registered nurse coordinator as well as the prescriber and the pharmacist.","Qualifications are checked and written down on Form MO-HSP-GOV-03-A before anyone takes these posts."],"primaryCitation":"19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(A)16","citations":["19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(A)10, 16, 30, 31","19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(A)3","19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(B)","19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(G)1","19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(H)11","RSMo §192.2495","RSMo §335.360"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.100(b)","42 CFR §418.114(a)"],"surveyorAsks":["When was your administrator appointed, and how does the administrator meet the qualifications for appointments after July 1, 2023?","Show me proof of the administrator's year of administrative experience in a related healthcare field."],"forms":[{"ref":"MO-HSP-GOV-03-A","title":"Leadership Qualification and Designation Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(A)16 and 31)","5. Administrator Qualifications","6. Alternate Administrator","7. Registered Nurse Coordinator","7.1 What the registered nurse coordinator does","7.2 Nurse who acts for the coordinator","8. Checks Before Appointment","9. Vacancies and Interim Holders","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"mo-hospice","state":"Missouri","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}}