(a) (1) Each nursing home shall designate a physician to serve as medical director.
(2) The medical director is responsible for monitoring physician services at the nursing home.
(3) The medical director shall report monthly to the quality assurance committee on the quality of medical care at the nursing home.
(b) The Secretary, in consultation with the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, and representatives of the nursing home industry, shall:
(1) Establish qualifications for the medical director of a nursing home or anyone acting for the medical director in his or her absence;
(2) Define the duties of the medical director; and
(3) Adopt regulations for the attending physicians who treat residents of nursing homes that will provide for physician accountability.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Section 19-1401.1 - Application
Section 19-1401.2 - Approval or Denial of Application
Section 19-1401.3 - Change in Financial Condition of Nursing Home
Section 19-1402 - Imposition of Penalties Generally
Section 19-1403 - Order Proposing Penalty
Section 19-1404 - Amount of Penalty
Section 19-1405 - Independent State Monitor
Section 19-1406 - Administrative Appeal
Section 19-1407 - Health Care Quality Account
Section 19-1408 - Site Visit and Full Survey
Section 19-1408.1 - Graphic Data Dashboard
Section 19-1409 - Oversight Committee on Quality of Care
Section 19-1410 - Quality Assurance Program
Section 19-1410.1 - Safe Patient Lifting
Section 19-1410.2 - Annual Assessment of Workplace Safety Issues
Section 19-1411 - Medical Director
Section 19-1412 - Technical Assistance Unit; Medical Automated Systems
Section 19-1413 - Notice Regarding Closure, Public Funding, Accidents, or Significant Changes
Section 19-1414 - Review of Financial and Performance Records
Section 19-1415 - Notice of Change of Condition of Resident