- (a) The governing body shall approve the types of surgery and types of anesthesia services to be available throughout the hospital consistent with identified needs and resources.
- (b) The facility shall require that surgical or anesthesia procedures are performed only when the necessary equipment and personnel are available.
- (c) A facility that provides surgical or obstetric services shall provide anesthesia services on a 24-hour basis.
(d) The requirements and standards identified in this Section apply when any patient, in any setting, receives for any purpose, by any route:
- (1) general, spinal or other major regional anesthesia; or
- (2) sedation or analgesia that may result in the loss of protective reflexes; or
- (3) surgery or other invasive procedure while receiving such anesthesia.
History Note: Authority G.S. 131E-79;
Eff. January 1, 1996;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 22, 2017.