{"ref":"PA-HH-GOV-02","title":"Administrator, Alternate Administrator, and Supervising Nurse","category":"Governance","summary":"Names the qualifications and duties of the Administrator, requires a qualified person to be authorized in writing to act in the Administrator’s absence, requires a supervising physician or registered nurse with at least one year of nursing experience, or a similarly qualified alternate, to be available at all times during operating hours, and sets out how a change of Administrator is reported to the Department.","inShort":["The Administrator runs the Agency day to day; a named alternate takes over when the Administrator is away.","A supervising registered nurse, or the alternate, is available to you at all times during operating hours.","If you cannot reach your supervisor, call (717) 555-0100 during office hours or (717) 555-0199 at other times.","The names of the Administrator, the supervising nurse and their alternates are on the staff contact list."],"primaryCitation":"28 Pa. Code §601.21(d)","citations":["28 Pa. Code §601.6","28 Pa. Code §601.21(d)","28 Pa. Code §601.21(e)","28 Pa. Code §51.1a","28 Pa. Code §51.4(c)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.105(b)","42 CFR §484.105(c)","42 CFR §484.115(a)","42 CFR §484.115(c)"],"surveyorAsks":["Who is your administrator, and how does this person meet the definition in 28 Pa. Code §601.6?","Show me the written authorization for the person who acts when the administrator is away."],"forms":[{"ref":"PA-HH-GOV-02-A","title":"Written Designation of Administrator, Alternate Administrator, Supervising Nurse, and Alternate Supervising Nurse"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (28 Pa. Code §601.21(d))","5. Qualifications","6. Written Designations","7. Duties of the Administrator","8. Duties of the Supervising Nurse","9. Availability","10. Change of Administrator or Person in Charge","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"pa-hha","state":"Pennsylvania","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}