1. (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.
2. (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.

3. (c) The medical director's responsibilities shall include:

   1. (1) organizing the emergency services to be provided at the facility;
   2. (2) supervising and overseeing the infection control program and quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) program; and
   3. (3) regularly attending meetings of the infection control program and QAPI program.
4. (d) The medical director shall have the authority to contract with outside persons for performance of the facility's peer review activities, as necessary.

Source Note:The provisions of this §509.44 adopted to be effective December 4, 2023, 48 TexReg 7064.