| (a) The medical director shall be on-site at the facility
when necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, as
described by this chapter and the governing body.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
each facility's medical director shall be on-site at the facility
for at least 12 hours per month.
(c) The medical director's responsibilities shall include:
(1) organizing the emergency services to be provided
at the facility;
(2) supervising and overseeing the infection control
program and quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI)
program; and
(3) regularly attending meetings of the infection control
program and QAPI program.
(d) The medical director shall have the authority to
contract with outside persons for performance of the facility's peer
review activities, as necessary.
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