C. Governing body responsibilities:

(1) Appointing an executive director as the official representative of the governing body and formalizing responsibilities and authority of the administration.

(2) Adopting a statement of the facility's missions and objectives to include the types of services to be offered.

(3) Adopting, reviewing and revising policies describing the organization of the facility and establishing authority and responsibility.

(4) Adopting effective administrative and resident care policies designed to assure maintenance of professional standards.

(5) Designating veterans service commission officers and their duties. This will include scheduling of meetings, attendance requirements, and recording minutes.

(6) Providing for regular attendance at committee meetings by the administrator or his designee and providing for submission of regular reports to the governing body.

(7) Providing a physical plant, equipment, and staff appropriate to the needs of residents.

(8) Approving annual budgets that reflect and carry out the objectives of the facility.

(9) Assuring that the facility is licensed and certified by the appropriate agencies, and that all facility personnel meet the legal requirements of licensing, certification, or requisition of their occupations in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements.

D. Administrator's responsibilities:

(1) Adopting and enforcing rules, regulations, and procedures concerning the health care and safety of residents and the protection of their personal and property rights.

(2) Appointing a designee to act in his absence so that administrative direction is provided at all times.

(3) Establishing and implementing the resident care policies, personnel policies, and other policies of the facility.

(4) Maintaining a file of any incident report to include the time, date, and nature of the incident, the circumstances involved, the action taken, any other information considered essential, and insure that each report is dated and signed.

(5) Evaluating and implementing, if feasible, any recommendations from the facility's committees and consultants.

(6) Managing the on-going functions of the facility by employing adequate numbers of appropriately trained staff and auxiliary personnel and delegating duties appropriately.

(7) Providing that the volunteer program is planned and supervised by a designated individual, and that volunteers are given a thorough orientation to the facility and its objectives, services, staff, routines and limitations.

(8) Delegating responsibility for discharge planning to one or more individuals of the facility's staff.

(9) Maintaining on-going liaison with the governing body and with the medical, nursing, and other professional and supervisory staff through regularly scheduled meetings and periodic reports.

(10) Attending continuing education institutes and workshops are required by state licensing requirements.

[Recompiled 10/31/01]