Utah Admin. Code R432-100-17 - Anesthesia Services
(1) The licensee
shall provide facilities and equipment for the administration of anesthesia
commensurate with the clinical and surgical procedures planned for the
institution on a 24-hour basis.
(2)
The hospital administrator shall appoint and authorize an individual to provide
administrative direction of anesthesia services.
(3) A member of the medical staff shall
provide the medical direction of anesthesia services.
(4) A member of the medical staff, including
an anesthesiologist, other qualified physician, dentist, oral surgeon, or
certified registered nurse anesthetist shall provide anesthesia care within the
scope of their practice and license.
(5) A qualified physician, dentist or oral
surgeon shall have documented training that includes the equivalent of 40 days
preceptorship with an anesthesiologist and be able to perform at least the
following:
(a) any procedure commonly used to
make the patient insensate to pain during the performance of surgical,
obstetrical, and other pain-producing clinical procedures;
(b) life support functions during the
administration of anesthesia, including induction and intubation procedures;
and
(c) provide pre-anesthesia and
post-anesthesia management of the patient.
(6) The medical staff shall clearly define
the responsibilities and privileges of the person administering
anesthesia.
(7) The medical staff
shall inform both the patient and the operating surgeon before surgery of who
will be administering anesthesia.
(8) A Medicaid certified hospital licensee
shall comply with the requirements of the
42 CFR
482.52(a) (2007).
(9) The licensee shall prohibit the use of
flammable anesthetic agents for anesthesia or for the pre-operative preparation
of the surgical field.
(10) The
licensee shall ensure that anesthetic equipment is inspected and tested by the
person administering anesthesia before use in accordance with hospital
policy.
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