Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 34 - HOSPITALS
Section 28-34-140 - Transfers
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Each applicant and each licensee shall ensure that written policies and procedures are developed and implemented for the transfer of patients and newborn children to a hospital.
(b) Each licensee shall ensure that a physician arranges the transfer of a patient to a hospital if any complications beyond the medical capability of the health professionals of the facility occurs or is suspected.
(c) Each licensee shall ensure that a physician arranges the transfer of a newborn child to a hospital if the child requires emergency care.
(d) A physician or a nurse who is certified in advanced cardiovascular life support shall remain on the premises of the facility to facilitate the transfer of an emergency case if hospitalization of a patient or a newborn child is required.