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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" citation="COMAR 10.12.01.16" title_num="10" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="01" heading="Quality Assurance Program.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The administrator shall ensure that the facility develops and maintains a quality assurance program which includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Monitoring and evaluation of the quality of patient care; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Identification, evaluation, and resolution of care problems.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The facility shall conduct ongoing quality assurance activities and document the activities on a continuous basis, but not less than quarterly.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The administrator shall ensure that the facility develops a quality control procedure to monitor and document the safety and performance of all biomedical equipment.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The facility shall document the following information for all quality assurance activities:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A description of identified problems;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Findings;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Conclusions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Recommendations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Actions taken;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Results; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Follow-up.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>