Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-210 - Transport
A. For a transport
of a patient, the administrator of a sending hospital shall ensure that:
1. Policies and procedures are established,
documented, and implemented that:
a. Specify
the process by which the sending hospital personnel members coordinate the
transport and the medical services provided to a patient to protect the health
and safety of the patient;
b.
Require an assessment of the patient by a registered nurse or a medical staff
member before transporting the patient and after the patient's
return;
c. Specify the information
in the sending hospital's patient medical record that is required to accompany
the patient, which shall include the information related to the medical
services to be provided to the patient at the receiving health care
institution;
d. Specify how the
sending hospital personnel members communicate patient medical record
information that the sending hospital does not provide at the time of transport
but is requested by the receiving health care institution; and
e. Specify how a medical staff member
explains the risks and benefits of a transport to the patient or the patient's
representative based on the:
i. Patient's
medical condition, and
ii. Mode of
transport; and
2. Documentation in the patient's medical
record includes:
a. Consent for transport by
the patient or the patient's representative or why consent could not be
obtained;
b. The acceptance of the
patient by and communication with an individual at the receiving health care
institution;
c. The date and the
time of the transport to the receiving health care institution;
d. The date and time of the patient's return
to the sending hospital, if applicable;
e. The mode of transportation; and
f. The type of personnel member or medical
staff member assisting in the transport if an order requires that a patient be
assisted during transport.
B. For a transport of a patient to a
receiving hospital, the administrator of the receiving hospital shall ensure
that:
1. Policies and procedures are
established, documented, and implemented that:
a. Specify the process by which the receiving
hospital personnel members coordinate the transport and the medical services
provided to a patient to protect the health and safety of the
patient;
b. Require an assessment
of the patient by a registered nurse or a medical staff member upon arrival of
the patient and before the patient is returned to the sending health care
institution unless the receiving facility is a satellite facility, as
established in A.R.S. §
36-422, and does not have a
registered nurse or a medical staff member at the satellite facility;
c. Specify the information in the receiving
hospital's patient medical record required to accompany the patient when the
patient is returned to the sending health care institution, if applicable;
and
d. Specify how the receiving
hospital personnel members communicate patient medical record information to
the sending health care institution that is not provided at the time of the
patient's return; and
2.
Documentation in the patient's medical record includes:
a. The date and time the patient arrived at
the receiving hospital;
b. The
medical services provided to the patient at the receiving hospital;
c. Any adverse reaction or negative outcome
the patient experienced at the receiving hospital, if applicable;
d. The date and time the receiving hospital
returned the patient to the sending health care institution, if
applicable;
e. The mode of
transportation to return the patient to the sending health care institution, if
applicable; and
f. The type of
personnel member or medical staff member assisting in the transport if an order
requires that a patient be assisted during transport.
Notes
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