N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-38.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-38.4 - Special hospital staff qualifications

(a) There shall be a physician director with clinical responsibility for the care rendered throughout the facility.

(b) The physician director shall be board certified in internal medicine and licensed or authorized to practice medicine by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners.

(c) A physician shall visit each patient at least on a daily basis and as needed.

(d) A physician shall be present in a freestanding special hospital providing LTAC services at all times. A hospital-within-hospital LTAC shall have a physician availability agreement with the host facility, which arranges for physician consultative or care services to be available within 15 minutes of the LTAC's notification of the host facility.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-38.4