Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 93 - Hospitals
Subchapter T - Pediatric Services (Optional)
Section I-9541 - Miscellaneous

A. PICUs shall be integrated with the regional EMS system as available. Rapid access to a poison control center is essential. Each PICU shall have or be affiliated with a transport system and team to assist other hospitals in arranging safe patient transport.

B. Each Level I PICU shall offer pediatric critical care education for EMS providers, emergency department and transport personnel as well as for the general public. The staff nurses and respiratory therapists must also have basic life support certification.

C. Level I PICUs offering a fellowship program in pediatric critical care will possess sufficient patient volume, teaching expertise, and research capability to support such a fellowship. Programs providing sub-specialty training in critical care must possess approval by the residency review committee of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. Research is essential for improving our understanding of the pathophysiology affecting vital organ systems. Such knowledge is vital to improve patient care techniques and therapies and thereby decrease morbidity and mortality.