Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-600 - Abortion Clinic Rule
Section R432-600-7 - Clinic Protocols, Policies, and Procedures
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-600-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and procedures with the medical director and the administrator in accordance with State law including:
(a)
Patient eligibility criteria;
(b)
Physician competency criteria;
(c)
Informed consent;
(d) For Type II
Clinics, policy must indicate a limit on the number of weeks within the second
trimester of pregnancy during which abortions can be safely performed in the
clinic;
(e) For Type II Clinics, an
emergency treatment transfer plan which shall include:
(i) patient acknowledgment of the transfer
plan;
(ii) notification to the
receiving hospital when a patient requires emergency transfer;
(iii) explanation of how information will be
provided to receiving hospital for proper care and treatment of the individual
transferred;
(iv) plan for security
and accountability of the personal effects of the individual transferred;
and
(v) mode of transportation for
the transfer.
(f) If an
abortion is performed when an unborn child is sufficiently developed to have
any reasonable possibility of survival outside its mother's womb, the medical
procedure used must be that which, in the best medical judgment of the
physician, will give the unborn child the best chance of survival. (Refer to
Section
76-7-307.)
(g) Pre and post counseling;
(h) Clinic operational functions;
(i) Patient care and patient rights
policies;
(j) A quality assurance
committee;
(k) Ongoing relevant
training program for all clinic personnel;
(l) Emergency and disaster plans;
(m) Fire evacuation plans.
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