Sec 36-448.53. Recovery care centers; administration; bylaws; administrator; duties; notification

A. The governing authority of a recovery care center shall adopt bylaws that identify the purposes and basic governance of the recovery care center. The governing authority shall appoint an administrator for the management of the recovery care center. The administrator is directly responsible to the governing authority for the management and operation of the recovery care center and shall act as a liaison between the governing authority and the medical staff.

B. The administrator shall maintain written policies regarding organization, administrative authority and responsibility in order to provide the recovery care center with administrative direction.

C. The governing authority of the recovery care center shall notify the department of any change in ownership or administrator at least thirty days before the effective date of the change. However, unanticipated changes may be reported immediately after they occur.