Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 70706 - Interdisciplinary Practice and Responsibility for Patient Care
(a) In any facility where registered nurses
will perform functions requiring standardized procedures pursuant to Section
2725
of the Business and Professions Code, or in which licensed or certified healing
arts professionals who are not members of the medical staff will be granted
privileges pursuant to Section
70706.1 there shall be a Committee
on Interdisciplinary Practice established by and accountable to the Governing
Body, for establishing policies and procedures for interdisciplinary medical
practice.
(b) The Committee on
Interdisciplinary Practice shall include, as a minimum, the director of
nursing, the administrator or designee, and an equal number of physicians
appointed by the Executive Committee of the medical staff, and registered
nurses appointed by the director of nursing. When the hospital has a
psychiatric unit and one or more clinical psychologists on its medical staff,
one or more clinical psychologists shall be appointed to the Committee on
Interdisciplinary Practice by the Executive Committee of the medical staff.
Licensed or certified health professionals other than registered nurses who are
performing or will perform functions as in (a) above shall be included in the
Committee.
(c) The Committee on
Interdisciplinary Practice shall establish written policies and procedures for
the conduct of its business. Policies and procedures shall include but not be
limited to:
(1) Provision for securing
recommendations from members of the medical staff in the medical specialty, or
clinical field of practice under review, and from persons in the appropriate
nonmedical category who practice in the clinical field or specialty under
review.
(2) Method for the approval
of standardized procedures in accordance with Sections
2725
of the Business and Professions Code in which affirmative approval of the
administrator or designee and a majority of the physician members and a
majority of the registered nurse members would be required and that prior to
such approval, consultation shall be obtained from facility staff in the
medical and nursing specialties under review.
(3) Providing for maintaining clear lines of
responsibility of the nursing service for nursing care of patients and of the
medical staff for medical services in the facility.
(4) Intended line of approval for each
recommendation of the Committee.
Notes
2. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c)(2) and NOTE filed 3-3-2010; operative 4-2-2010 (Register 2010, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1275, 100275 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276, 1316.5, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
2. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c)(2) and Note filed 3-3-2010; operative 4-2-2010 (Register 2010, No. 10).
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