Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 12 - ADULT HEALTH
Chapter 10.12.01 - Surgical Abortion Facilities
Section 10.12.01.09 - Emergency Services
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.12.01.09
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Basic Life Support. Licensed personnel employed by the facility shall have certification in basic life support. A licensed staff individual trained in basic life support shall be on duty whenever there is a patient in the facility.
B. The facility shall have:
(1) A registered nurse available on
site for emergency treatment whenever there is a post-operative surgical
abortion patient in the facility; and
(2) At least one physician available by phone
24 hours a day to respond to emergency situations.
C. When sedation or general anesthesia is administered, the facility shall have at least the following emergency equipment available to the procedure rooms:
(1) Oxygen;
(2) Mechanical ventilatory assistance
including airways and manual breathing bag;
(3) Automated external defibrillator
(AED);
(4) Equipment to monitor
blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen levels;
(5) Suction equipment; and
(6) Emergency medical equipment and supplies
specified by the medical staff.
D. When general anesthesia is administered, a facility shall have available in the procedure room:
(1) Laryngoscopes;
(2) Endotracheal tubes; and
(3) Cardiac monitoring equipment.
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