SECTION .4100 - EMERGENCY SERVICES

10A NCAC 13B .4101      EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITY REQUIRED

The medical staff of each facility shall require that facility personnel are capable of initiating life-saving measures at a first-aid level of response for any patient or person in need of such services. This shall include:

(1)           initiating basic cardio-respiratory resuscitation according to American Red Cross or American Heart Association standards;

(2)           availability of first-line emergency drugs as specified by the medical staff;

(3)           availability of IV fluids and supplies required to establish IV access; and

(4)           establishing protocols or agreements for the transfer of patients to a facility for a higher level of care when these services are not available on site.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-79;

Eff. January 1, 1996;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 22, 2017.