Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 34 - HOSPITALS
Section 28-34-20a - Outpatient and short-term procedure services
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-34-20a
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) General provisions. If the hospital provides outpatient services, those services shall be rendered in an effective and timely manner and shall be given only on the order of a physician or practitioner.
(b) Outpatient services.
(1) The director of the outpatient service
shall possess qualifications that are consistent with the criteria, authority
and duties defined in a written statement adopted by the hospital. The service
shall be staffed with sufficient qualified personnel to meet the needs of the
patients.
(2) Each outpatient
service facility in which patient medical care is delivered shall be designed
to ensure the privacy of each patient and the confidentiality of the patient's
disclosures. Consultation and examination rooms or cubicles appropriate to the
size of the service shall be available for the use of the staff.
(c) Short-term procedure services.
(1) If the hospital maintains a short-term
procedure unit for treating patients requiring surgery on an outpatient basis,
the unit shall be established and administered according to procedures
developed by the medical staff and adopted by the governing body. Provision
shall be made for back-up services by other departments in the case of
emergencies or complications.
(2)
The following basic facilities shall be provided when outpatient surgery is
performed:
(A) An appropriately equipped and
staffed operating room and postoperative recovery room;
(B) appropriate means of control against the
hazards of infection, electrical or mechanical failure, fire or explosions;
(C) facilities for sterilizing
equipment and supplies for maintaining sterile techniques;
(D) appropriate equipment and instrumentation
for anesthesia, emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other physiologic
support;
(E) a readily available
oxygen supply with emergency tanks; and
(F) readily available suction equipment.
The operating room shall be located so that it does not directly connect with a corridor used for general through traffic.
(d) Policies and procedures.
(1) Policies and
procedures shall be developed to guide personnel in the effective
implementation of the objectives of the outpatient services.
(2) Outpatient services shall be provided in
accordance with established policies and procedures. In hospitals which do not
provide an organized emergency service but provide outpatient services,
outpatient services shall be provided during regularly scheduled hours. The
hours of operation for the outpatient service shall be posted in the outpatient
service waiting area.
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