(1) The Facility Superintendent or Program Director is responsible for:
    (a) Ensuring that the Designated Health Authority is clearly informed of all of the department’s health care requirements at the time of the negotiation of the agreement/contract. This responsibility can be delegated to the Facility Superintendent or Program Director Designee and shared with supervisors at the Regional level;
    (b) Ensuring a licensed general hospital is available to provide emergency services on a 24-hour per day basis.
    (c) Ensuring adherence to delivery of physician on-call medical services, consultative medical referrals, regularly scheduled physician hours, access to a licensed health care professional and clinic hours, treatment protocols, access to Emergency Medical Services and 24-hour episodic care, and emergency drills.
    (2) There shall be communication, at a minimum of every other week between the Facility Superintendent/Program Director and the licensed health care professional staff to review important medical issues pertaining to youth at the facility.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 985.64(2). Law Implemented 985.64(2), 985.145, 985.18 FS. History-New 3-16-14.