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 61-16.1300 - PERINATAL SERVICES
Section 61-16.1312 - Inter-hospital Care of the Perinatal Patient (Transport)

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-16.1312

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

A. Each hospital providing perinatal services shall establish and implement a written plan which outlines the process, providers, and methods of providing risk-appropriate stabilization and transport of any high-risk perinatal patient requiring specialized services. This plan shall be updated in conjunction with the designated RPC on an annual basis, and shall include, but not be limited to, procedures outlining:

1. Communication between referring hospitals and the RPC, transport teams and medical control, and perinatal providers and families;

2. Indications for both acute phase and return transport between perinatal hospitals, to include essential contact persons and telephone numbers for referral and transport; and

3. A list of all medical record copies and additional materials to accompany each patient in transport.

B. Equipment, supplies, and procedures used in preparation and support of transport of maternal patients shall be based upon the most recent edition of the GPC. Equipment, supplies, and procedures used in the transport of a neonate shall be based upon the most recent edition of the AAP Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients.

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