- A. The freestanding ambulatory surgical facility shall have an effective procedure for the transfer of patients to a hospital when care beyond the capabilities of the facility is required.
B. Procedures for emergency transfer to a hospital shall include, at a minimum:
- (1) Having a written transfer agreement with a local Medicare participating hospital or requiring all physicians, dentists, or podiatrists performing surgery in the freestanding ambulatory surgical facility to have admitting privileges at such a hospital;
- (2) Having a mechanism for notifying the hospital of a pending emergency case;
- (3) Having a mechanism for arranging appropriate transportation to the hospital; and
- (4) The manner in which a facility sends a copy of the patient's medical record to the hospital.
Authority: Health-General Article, §19-3B-01 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: August 23, 1999 (26:17 Md. R. 1322)
Regulation .01B amended effective March 14, 2016 (43:5 Md. R. 385)
Regulation .03 amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1343); December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1542)