R432-150-9. Medical Director

  (1) The administrator must retain by formal agreement a licensed physician to serve as medical director or advisory physician according to resident and facility needs.

  (2) The medical director or advisory physician shall:

  (a) be responsible for the development of resident care policies and procedures including the delineation of responsibilities of attending physicians;

  (b) review current resident care policies and procedures with the administrator;

  (c) serve as a liaison between resident physicians and the administrator;

  (d) review incident and accident reports at the request of the administrator to identify health hazards to residents and employees; and

  (e) act as consultant to the director of nursing or the health services supervisor in matters relating to resident care policies.