Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R426 - Population Health, Emergency Medical Services
Rule R426-9 - Specialty Care Systems Facility Designations
Section R426-9-1300 - Patient Receiving Facility Minimum Designation Requirements
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 426-9-1300
Current through Bulletin 2023-24, December 15, 2023
(1) A Patient Receiving Facility shall meet the following minimum designation requirements:
(a) Have the ability to communicate with
licensed and designated EMS providers;
(b) Be staffed or have on-call physician,
physician assistant, or nurse practitioner availability during designated hours
with a response time of less than 20 minutes;
(c) Have and maintain ACLS and PALS
certification;
(d) Attend meetings
of the local EMS council, if one exists, to participate in the coordination and
operations of local licensed and designated EMS providers;
(e) Abide by off-line protocols approved by
the licensed ambulance provider's off-line medical director;
(f) Train staff on protocols used by the
licensed ambulance providers who transport patients to the Patient Receiving
Facility;
(g) Implement a quality
improvement process of all patients received at the patient receiving facility
with the local resource hospital or trauma center including access to medical
records for patients transported by ambulance;
(h) Maintain equipment, services and
medications on-site to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) intervention and
appropriate treatment. Equipment and services shall include:
(i) ECG;
(ii) ACLS medications;
(iii) laboratory services;
(iv) radiology services;
(v) oxygen delivery systems;
(vi) airway support equipment and
supplies;
(vii) suction equipment
and supplies; and,
(i)
Submit to a yearly site visit by representatives of the Department;
and
(j) Submit monthly data reports
to the Department on all patients received by an ambulance, and in an
electronic format provided by the Department.
(2) The Department may recommend the preferential transportation of STEMI patients by ambulance to a Patient Receiving Facility.
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-18, effective 8/21/2015
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-4, effective 2/1/2017
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-4, effective 1/18/2019
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