10A NCAC 13B .4103      PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES

(a)  Any facility providing emergency services shall establish and maintain policies requiring medical screening, treatment and transfer services for any individual who presents to the facility emergency department and on whose behalf treatment is requested regardless of that person's ability to pay for medical services and without delay to inquire about the individual's method of payment.

(b)  Any facility providing emergency services under the rules of this Section shall install, operate, and maintain, on a 24-hour per day basis, an emergency two-way radio capable of accessing the North Carolina Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER) radio network for voice communication with EMS providers transporting patients to the facility or provide on-line medical direction for EMS personnel.

(c)  All communication equipment shall be in compliance with the rules set forth in 10A NCAC 13P, Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Rules.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B-165;

Eff. January 1, 1996;

Readopted Eff. August 1, 2023.