# Ohio Admin. Code 3701-19-10: Rule 3701-19-10. Medical director

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3701_19_10

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Admin. Code 3701-19-10
- **Heading:** Rule 3701-19-10. Medical director
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Administrative Code / Agency 3701 / Chapter 3701-19 / Rule 3701-19-10

## Text

119.03 (A) The medical director of a hospice care program shall be a physician and have overall responsibility for the medical components of the program. The medical director shall be either a paid or contractual staff member or a volunteer. (B) The duties of the medical director shall include: (1) Participating as a member of the interdisciplinary team or teams in the development of individual plans of care or assuring that one or more other qualified physicians participate on the team or teams; (2) Reviewing patient medical eligibility for hospice care services; (3) Maintaining responsibility and authority over all other physicians employed by the hospice care program; (4) Consulting with attending physicians, when appropriate, regarding pain and symptom management; (5) Assuring overall continuity of the hospice care program's medical services, including availability of physician services for both routine and emergency situations; (6) Acting as liaison between patients' attending physicians and the interdisciplinary team or teams; (7) Establishing health policies for employees of the hospice care program; and (8) Serving as liaison with community physicians, medical schools, healthcare facilities, and hospitals. Last updated February 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM Supplemental Information Authorized By: 3712.03 Amplifies: 3712.01 , 3712.06 12/29/2030 2/15/2015

## Nearby sections

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- [Ohio Admin. Code 3701-19-05 Rule 3701-19-05. Inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3701_19_05.md)
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- [Ohio Admin. Code 3701-19-11 Rule 3701-19-11. Interdisciplinary team and interdisciplinary plan of care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3701_19_11.md)
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