- (a) Each facility shall have a written plan for the transfer of emergency cases to a nearby hospital when hospitalization becomes necessary.
- (b) There shall be procedures, personnel and suitable equipment to handle medical emergencies which may arise in connection with services provided by the facility.
- (c) There shall be a written agreement between the facility and a nearby hospital to facilitate the transfer of patients who are in need of emergency care. A facility which has documentation of its efforts to establish such a transfer agreement with a hospital which provides emergency services and has been unable to secure such an agreement shall be considered to be in compliance with this Rule.
History Note: Authority G.S. 131E‑149;
Eff. October 14, 1978;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 23, 2017.