410 IAC 26-12-1 - Emergency care

Authority: IC 16-21-1-7; IC 16-21-2-2.5

Affected: IC 16-21-1; IC 16-21-2

Sec. 1.

(a) The clinic must have a readily accessible written protocol for the following:

(1) Managing medical emergencies that occur within the clinic. The protocol must ensure physician coverage and provide for a timely response for emergencies.

(2) The transfer of patients requiring further emergency care to a hospital.

(b) Patients not discharged from the clinic within twelve (12) hours following the conclusion of a surgical abortion procedure must be transferred to a hospital.

Notes

410 IAC 26-12-1

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 26-12-1; filed May 11, 2006, 9:36 a.m.: 29 IR 3367; readopted filed Jul 12, 2012, 12:08 p.m.: 20120808-IR-410120196RFA Readopted filed 9/26/2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA