South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-16 - Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries
Sec2 61-16.1200 - PATIENT CARE AND SERVICES
Section 61-16.1212 - Anesthesia

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-16.1212

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

A. Anesthesia shall be administered according to the South Carolina Code of Laws and the South Carolina Code of State Regulations by:

1. A qualified anesthesiologist;

2. A doctor of medicine or osteopathy other than an anesthesiologist;

3. A dentist, oral surgeon, or podiatrist who is qualified to administer anesthesia under State law;

4. A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), as defined in S.C. Code Ann. Section 40-33-20(20), is under the supervision of the operating practitioner or of an anesthesiologist who is immediately available if needed; or

5. An anesthesiologist's assistant, as defined in S.C. Code Ann. Section 40-47-1210(2), who is under the supervision of an anesthesiologist who is immediately available if needed.

B. The organization of anesthesia services must be appropriate to the scope of the services offered.

C. Operations under a general anesthetic shall not be performed nor a general anesthetic given until the patient has had a physical examination except in emergency situations. The results of these examinations shall be entered in the patient's record. The history and physical must be readily available in the patient medical record.

D. Anesthesia apparatus shall be equipped with a device to measure the oxygen concentration of the gas being inhaled by the patient. The device shall emit an audible and/or visual alarm should the proportion of oxygen fall below a safe level.

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