Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A licensee shall ensure that:
1. A physician who performs an abortion
demonstrates to the medical director that the physician is competent to perform
an abortion by:
a. The submission of
documentation of education and experience, and
b. Observation by or interaction with the
medical director;
2.
Surgical assistants and volunteers who provide counseling and patient advocacy
receive training in these specific responsibilities and any other
responsibilities assigned and that documentation of the training received is
maintained in the individual's personnel file;
3. An individual who performs an ultrasound
provides documentation that the individual is:
a. A physician;
b. A physician assistant, registered nurse
practitioner, or nurse who completed a course in performing ultrasounds under
the supervision of a physician; or
c. An individual who:
i. Completed a course in performing
ultrasounds under the supervision of a physician, and
ii. Is not otherwise precluded by law from
performing an ultrasound;
4. An individual has completed a course for
the type of ultrasound the individual performs;
5. If the abortion clinic performs an
abortion procedure at or after 20 weeks gestational age, an individual who is
available to perform neonatal resuscitation provides documentation that the
individual:
a. Is a:
i. Physician,
ii. Physician assistant,
iii. Registered nurse practitioner,
or
iv. Nurse;
and
b. Has completed a
course in performing neonatal resuscitation that is consistent with training
provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program
and includes:
i. Instruction in the use of
resuscitation devices for positive-pressure ventilation, tracheal intubation,
medications that may be necessary for neonatal resuscitation and their
administration, and resuscitation of pre-term newborns; and
ii. Assessment of the individual's skill in
applying the information provided through the instruction in subsection
(5)(b)(i);
6. A personnel file for
each patient care staff member and each volunteer is maintained either
electronically or in writing and includes:
a.
The individual's name and position title;
b. The first and, if applicable, the last
date of employment or volunteer service;
c. Verification of qualifications, training,
or licensure, as applicable;
d.
Documentation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification, as
applicable;
e. Documentation of
verification of competency, as required in subsection (1), and signed and dated
by the medical director;
f.
Documentation of training for surgical assistants and volunteers;
g. Documentation of completion of a course as
required in subsection (3), for an individual performing ultrasounds;
and
h. Documentation of competency
to perform neonatal resuscitation, as required in subsection (5), if
applicable; and
7. Personnel files are
maintained on the premises for at least two years after the ending date of
employment or volunteer service.
