North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter B - LICENSING OF HOSPITALS
Section .4200 - SPECIAL CARE UNITS
Section 13B .4204 - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13B .4204
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The facility in conjunction with the medical and nursing staff shall develop written policies and procedures which guide the provision of care in a special care unit. These policies and procedures shall be approved by the medical staff and include:
(1) patient admission and discharge
criteria;
(2) notification of
appropriate medical staff for changes in the condition of the
patient;
(3) use of standing orders
and emergency protocols;
(4)
designation of staff members authorized to perform special procedures and
special circumstances requiring such authorization;
(5) patient care procedures, including
medication administration;
(6)
infection control;
(7) pertinent
safety practices;
(8) use of
equipment and procedures to be followed in the event of equipment
failure;
(9) regulations governing
visitors and traffic control; and
(10) role of special care unit in internal
and external disaster plans.
(b) The governing body shall review, update and approve regularly, but at least every three years, its policies and procedures.
Authority
G.S.
131E-79;
Eff. January 1,
1996;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. July 22,
2017.
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