New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 52 - HOSPITAL SERVICES MANUAL
Subchapter 6 - FINANCIAL REPORTING PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
Section 10:52-6.34 - Obstetric Acute Care Unit (OBS)

1. The provision of care to the mother before, during, and following delivery on the basis of physicians' orders and approved nursing care plans shall be provided in the Obstetric Acute Care Unit. Obstetrics may include services to clean gynecological patients treated in beds licensed by the Department of Health as obstetrics.

2. All revenue generated from charge differentials between private and semi-private rooms (except those assigned for medical necessity) shall be reported as reconciling items. Medical and Surgical Supplies shall be reported in accordance with 10:52-6.21.

3. Functions shall include: instructing of mothers in postnatal care and care of the newborn; feeding of patients; collecting of sputum, urine and feces samples; monitoring of vital signs; operating specialized equipment related to this function; preparing of equipment and assistance of physicians in changing dressings and cleansing wounds and incisions; observing and recording emotional stability of patients; assisting in bathing patients and helping into and out of beds; observing patients for reaction of drugs; administering specified medications; infusing intravenous fluids; answering patients' call signals; and keeping patients' rooms (personal effects) in order.