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(1) supervise the agency’s professional service providers;

(2) be available at all times for consultation during regular office hours or have a qualified designee if the director is on authorized leave status;

(3) participate in the development of job descriptions and employment decisions affecting home health personnel who provide direct services;

(4) ensure that the agency has a sufficient number of staff to meet patient needs;

(5) have authority over and responsibility for the

(A) functions, activities, and evaluation of all professional and ancillary staff to assure that they conform to applicable state and federal laws, agency policies and procedures, and applicable professional standards;

(B) quality of home health services, implementation and coordination of each plan of care, appropriateness of each plan of care to meet the patient’s needs, and implementation of patient care policies and procedures;

(C) orientation and inservice training for all professional staff and ancillary personnel, including those under contract; and

(D) development and documentation of all written material related to home health services, including policies, procedures, and standards for home health services. (Eff. 9/6/96, Register 139) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.040 7 AAC 12.517. Nursing services. (a) A home health agency shall furnish nursing services in accordance with a plan of care by or under the supervision of a registered nurse licensed under AS 08.68. A registered nurse employed by a home health agency shall

(1) assure that patient care is coordinated between services and that all of the patient’s needs identified by the assessments are addressed;

(2) conduct initial evaluation visits and re-evaluate nursing needs on an ongoing basis;