🏥 Long-Term Care / Assisted Living / Group Home · Indiana
Indiana: what a medical director of a long-term care / assisted living / group home must do
Whether Indiana requires a physician medical director for a long-term care / assisted living / group home, the qualifications you need, and the duties the rule assigns.
Qualifications
Licensed physician. No further formal education/credential requirement is specified in the regulation beyond licensure.
Duties the rule assigns
- Serve as liaison between the administrator and attending physicians to encourage timely orders and visits
- Review, evaluate, and help implement resident care policies and procedures
- Guide the director of nursing services on resident care policies and services
- Examine incidents, accidents, and employee health matters for safety hazards
- Coordinate medical care throughout the facility
Notes
Applies to comprehensive care facilities (IDOH-licensed nursing facilities) under 410 IAC 16.2-3.1-13. Not confirmed to extend to Indiana's separate, lighter-touch 'residential care facility' category or to non-licensed assisted-living/group-home settings — verify facility licensure type before relying on this outside comprehensive care.
Sources (1)
Every agreement Indiana names · Long-Term Care / Assisted Living / Group Home in other states