California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies
Chapter 1 - General Acute Care Hospitals
Article 6 - Supplemental Services
Section 70483 - Intensive Care Newborn Nursery Service General Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) An intensive care newborn nursery service shall provide:
(b) There shall be written policies and procedures developed and maintained by the person responsible for the service in consultation with other appropriate health professionals and administration. Procedures shall be approved by the medical staff and administration where such is appropriate. Such policies and procedures shall include but not be limited to:
(c) The responsibility and the accountability of the intensive care newborn nursery service to the medical staff and administration shall be defined.
(d) The hospital laboratory shall have the capability of performing blood gas analyses, pH and microtechniques.
(e) Infants with diarrhea of the newborn as defined in section 2564, Title 17, California Code of Regulations, or who have draining lesions shall be isolated.
(f) Infants suspected of having airborne infections shall be separated from other infants in the nursery.
(g) All infections shall be reported to the hospital infection control committee promptly.
(h) Social services shall be available.
(i) There shall be discharge planning and provisions for follow-up care.
(j) Oxygen shall be administered to newborn infants only on the written order of a physician. The order shall include the concentration (volume percent) or desired arterial partial pressure of oxygen and be reviewed, modified or discontinued after 24 hours.
(k) The intensive care newborn nursery is considered an electrically sensitive area and shall meet the requirements of section 70853 of these regulations.
(l) An air-conditioned transport vehicle shall be provided which has an intercommunication system between the driver and the transport team and radio communication between the transport team and the intensive care newborn nursery.
(m) Periodically, an appropriate committee of the medical staff shall evaluate the services provided and make appropriate recommendations to the executive committee of the medical staff and administration.
1. Amendment filed 6-15-89 as an emergency; operative 6-15-89 (Register 89, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 10-13-89.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-15-89 order transmitted to OAL on 10-13-89 and disapproved by OAL on 11-13-89 (Register 89, No. 46).
3. Amendment refiled 11-16-89 as an emergency; operative 11-16-89 (Register 89, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or the section will be reinstated is it existed prior to the emergency on 3-16-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-16-89 order transmitted to OAL 3-15-90 and filed 4-16-90 (Register 90, No. 17).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(4) and (a)(6) and amending NOTE filed 3-12-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1275 and 13200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
