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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 139ABORTION FACILITY REPORTING AND LICENSING
SUBCHAPTER DMINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSED ABORTION FACILITIES
RULE §139.42Delegation of Authority and Organizational Structure

(a) Delegation of authority.

  (1) The licensee shall appoint a medical consultant who shall be responsible for:

    (A) implementing and enforcing the clinical policies of the facility; and

    (B) supervising all medical services provided at the facility, such as medical, nursing, clinical, laboratory, and information/education services.

  (2) The licensee shall appoint an administrator who shall be responsible for implementing and supervising the administrative policies of the facility.

  (3) The licensee shall designate in writing a person who meets the qualifications of an administrator to act in the absence of the administrator.

(b) Organizational structure. The licensee shall develop a written organizational structure which shall be in a chart format or a narrative explanation that provides a description of the structure of the licensed abortion facility and defines the lines of authority.

  (1) The written organizational structure shall include, at a minimum, the identification of the licensee, medical consultant, administrator, and clinical staff.

  (2) The written organizational structure shall clearly define the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility for professional and nonprofessional staff (including the medical consultant, the administrator, the medical and clinical staff, and ancillary staff).


Source Note: The provisions of this §139.42 adopted to be effective June 28, 2009, 34 TexReg 4125

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