Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-100 - General Hospital Standards
Section R432-100-15 - Critical Care Unit
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A licensee that provides a critical care unit shall comply with the requirements of Section R432-100-15. The scope of services as delineated in hospital policy and board approval shall dictate the medical direction for the unit.
(2) A designated, qualified, registered nurse manager with relevant education, training and experience in critical care shall provide critical care unit nursing direction. The nurse manager shall:
(3) The licensee shall ensure that each critical care unit is designed and equipped to facilitate the safe and effective care of the patient population served and make equipment and supplies available to the unit as determined by hospital policy in accordance with the needs of the patients.
(4) The licensee shall ensure that an emergency cart is readily available to the unit and contains appropriate drugs and equipment according to hospital policy. The nursing manager shall check the cart, or the cart locking mechanism, every shift and after each use to assure that any items required for immediate patient care are in place in the cart and in usable condition.
(5) The licensee shall ensure that the following support services are immediately available to the critical care unit on a 24-hour basis:
(6) If the licensee provides dialysis services, the dialysis services shall comply with the following sections of Rule R432-650 End Stage Renal Disease Facility Rules: