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Administrator and Director of Nurses: Qualifications, Duties and Alternates

Sets the Louisiana qualifications, duties, availability and continuing education of the Administrator and the director of nurses, how each one’s alternate is designated, and what happens when either position changes.

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About this policy
Policy number
LA-HSP-GOV-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
LAC 48:I §8217.A, E
Library
Louisiana hospice · 60 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
20

In short

  • The Administrator must be a physician, a registered nurse, a master’s-level social worker, or a college graduate with at least three years of health care management experience.
  • The director of nurses is a Louisiana registered nurse with at least three years of RN experience, one of them full time in hospice, home health or oncology.
  • The director of nurses works full time for this hospice only and may not work for any other licensed health care agency.
  • The director of nurses or the nurse designated for the director’s absence is on site or immediately available whenever the office is open.
  • A change of Administrator or director of nurses is reported to the Department in writing within five working days.

What's inside

20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I §8217.A, E)
  • 5. Administrator Qualifications
  • 6. Serving More Than One Agency and the Alternate
  • 7. Administrator Duties and Availability
  • 8. Administrator Continuing Education
  • 9. Director of Nurses Qualifications
  • 10. Director of Nurses Duties
  • 11. Director of Nurses Availability and Absence
  • 12. When the Administrator or Director of Nurses Changes
  • 13. Responsibilities
  • 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 15. Staff Training
  • 16. References
  • 17. Related Policies and Forms
  • 18. Approval
  • 19. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the documents that prove your Administrator and director of nurses meet the Chapter 82 qualifications.
  • Who is designated in writing to act when the Administrator is unavailable, and does that person meet the administrator qualifications?

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