(8) Have a designated supervisor of patient care who is a full-time
employee of the agency and is available at all times during operating hours and
additionally as needed; and

(9) Have as the administrator of the agency a person who has at least 1
year of supervisory experience in hospital management, home health management, or
public health program management and who is:

(i) A licensed physician;

(ii) A registered nurse; or

(iii) A college graduate with a bachelor's degree in a health-related

field.

(c) The rules and regulations may include provisions that:

(1) Deal with the establishment of home health agencies;

(2) Require each home health agency to have its policies established by a
professional group that includes at least:

(i) 1 physician;

(ii) 1 registered nurse;

(iii) 1 representative of another offered service; and

(iv) 1 public member;

(3) Govern the services provided by the home health agencies;

(4) Require keeping clinical records of each patient, including the plan of
treatment to be provided;

(5) Govern supervision of the services, as appropriate, by:

(i) A physician;

(ii) A registered nurse; or

(iii) Another health professional who is qualified sufficiently by
advanced training to supervise the same kind of services in a hospital; and

(6) Require submission of an annual report which includes service
utilization statistics.

(d) (1) A home health agency accredited by an organization approved by the
Secretary shall be deemed to meet State licensing regulations.

(2) (i) The home health agency shall submit the report of the
accreditation organization to the Secretary within 30 days of its receipt.

(ii) All reports submitted under this paragraph shall be available
for public inspection.