North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter B - LICENSING OF HOSPITALS
Section .4300 - MATERNAL - NEONATAL SERVICES
Section 13B .4304 - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MATERNAL SERVICES
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13B .4304
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The provision of patient care shall be guided by written policies and procedures developed by the medical and nursing staff and approved by the medical staff.
(b) Written policies shall relate to at least the following:
(1) a system
for informing the physician or certified nurse midwife responsible for a
patient of the following:
(A) the patient's
admission;
(B) the onset of labor;
and
(C) pertinent information about
progress of labor or changes in patient's condition.
(2) emergency response protocols for patients
who demonstrate evidence of maternal, fetal or neonatal distress;
(3) a program to prevent isoimmunization of
RH-negative mothers;
(4)
administration of oxytocic agents when used for induction or stimulation of
labor;
(5) the use and
administration of analgesics and anesthetics;
(6) administration of magnesium sulfate when
and for the treatment preeclampsia;
(7) the location and storage of medications,
supplies, and special equipment;
(8) the method of identification for the
neonates;
(9) assessment and care
of the neonates;
(10) provision of
resuscitation, stabilization, and preparation for the transport of sick
neonates at any hour; and
(11) an
infection control plan.
(c) Accurate and complete medical records shall be provided for each obstetric patient.
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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