Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 19, § 30-20.128
Pediatric Services in Hospitals
Effective Feb 29, 2008sections 192.006 and 197.080, RSMo 2000 and 197.154, RSMo Supp. 2007.* This rule previously filed as 19 CSR 30-20.021(4)(F). Original rule filed June 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. *Original authority: 192.006, RSMo 1993, amended 1995; 197.080, RSMo 1953, amended 1993, 1995; and 197.154, RSMo 2004Division of Regulation and Licensure
PURPOSE: This rule specifies the requirements for pediatric services in a hospital.
- (1) The pediatric unit, if provided, shall be under the medical direction of a qualified physician member of the medical staff and appointed by the governing body. This physician shall be responsible for implementing the rules of the medical staff governing the quality and scope of pediatric services.
- (2) The pediatric unit shall be supervised by a qualified registered professional nurse with relevant education, experience and demonstrated current competency.
- (3) The pediatric supervisor shall have the authority to implement and enforce hospital policies and procedures governing pediatric services and shall have the responsibility for evaluating the competency of nursing personnel assigned to pediatric services.
- (4) The pediatric unit shall be designed for specific needs of children and located apart from adult patients and the newborn.
- (5) The pediatric unit shall have at least one
- (1) room suitable for isolation.
- (6) Supplies and equipment required for emergencies shall be readily available in the pediatric unit.
- (7) There shall be a mechanism for the review and evaluation on a regular basis of the quality and appropriateness of pediatric services provided.
AUTHORITY: sections 192.006 and 197.080, RSMo 2000 and 197.154, RSMo Supp. 2007.* This rule previously filed as 19 CSR 30-20.021(4)(F). Original rule filed June 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. *Original authority: 192.006, RSMo 1993, amended 1995; 197.080, RSMo 1953, amended 1993, 1995; and 197.154, RSMo 2004.