Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.5 - Minimum Standards for Outpatient Centers for Surgical Services
Rule 37.106.506 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OUTPATIENT CENTERS FOR SURGICAL SERVICES
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.106.506
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) An outpatient center must:
(a) meet the requirements of ARM
Title 37, chapter 106, subchapter 3 relating to the minimum standards for all
health care facilities;
(b) to the
extent that other licensure rules in ARM Title 37, chapter 106, subchapter 3
conflict with the terms of this subchapter, the rules in this subchapter will
apply;
(c) have a written policy
and procedure manual as described in ARM
37.106.507 available to, and
followed by, all personnel;
(d)
establish a coordinated transfer of care for patients who require services
longer than 24 hours or for patients requiring care beyond the capabilities of
the outpatient center. This coordinated transfer of care must include one of
the following:
(i) a written transfer
agreement with the receiving hospital;
(ii) one or more physicians with surgical
privileges in the outpatient center must have admitting privileges at the
receiving hospital and are present in the outpatient center during any surgical
procedure; or
(iii) the receiving
hospital writes a coordinated transfer policy and specifies the respective
roles and responsibilities of the outpatient center upon arrival at the
receiving hospital; and
(e) in transferring patients, the outpatient
center must:
(i) coordinate and provide
notice to the receiving hospital, including the reason for the transfer prior
to the patient's transfer; and
(ii)
provide the patient's medical records to the receiving hospital during the
transfer.
(2) An outpatient center may:
(a) show written
evidence of current accreditation by an accreditation entity approved by the
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services including recommendations for
future compliance as a condition of licensure; or
(b) meet the standards as specified in ARM
37.106.507 through
37.106.515.
AUTH: 50-5-103, MCA; IMP: 50-5-103, MCA
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