(a) A surgical procedure performed in a facility shall be performed by a licensed physician.
(b) A licensed physician shall be present on the premises of a facility through the postoperative period of a patient's stay in the facility.
(c) Medications, diognostic procedures and treatments customarily given or performed by nurses or other qualified personnel shall be given only upon written order of the responsible physician except that:
(1) In emergencies, verbal orders of the physician for medications or treatments may be carried out with subsequent notation of such care being entered in the patient's record and signed by the physician.
(2) Standing orders for specific tests and pre- and postoperative care may be established and honored when they are provided in writing and approved by the medical staff or physician owner or operator of the facility.
(Ord. 1978-72. Passed 10-18-78.)