1. (a) Hospitals shall provide emergency services overseen by a medical director of emergency services who shall be certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in emergency medicine or the equivalent osteopathic board, be eligible to sit for the examination in emergency medicine, or have equivalent training or experience in emergency medicine in accordance with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) “Emergency Department Planning and Resource Guidelines,” (2021 edition), available as noted in Appendix A.
2. (b) An emergency department shall offer comprehensive emergency care to all individuals regardless of ability to pay 24 hours a day with at least one physician experienced in emergency care in the emergency care area or immediately available within the hospital.
3. (c) An emergency department shall employ or contract with licensed practitioners in the field of psychiatry, psychology, or other medical practitioners recognized by the board of medicine to have the knowledge and expertise to treat individuals in need of emergency mental health treatment to meet the mental health needs of individuals who present in the emergency department for mental health treatment.
4. (d) The nursing director of the emergency services shall be a registered nurse who is qualified by education, training, and experience to supervise the provision of emergency nursing services.

5. (e) The emergency department shall contain:

   1. (1) Appropriate access from ambulance unloading area to facilitate easy transfer of patients;
   2. (2) A waiting area for families of patients who are being treated or for patients waiting to be seen;
   3. (3) Treatment rooms for the care of emergency patients that are equipped to provide treatment of life-threatening conditions; and
   4. (4) Treatment areas which provide privacy for patient treatment without compromising patient care.
6. (f) Emergency service policies and procedures shall be developed regarding assessment and treatment by physicians and other personnel.
7. (g) The hospital shall develop a procedure for reporting suspected or alleged cases of child or adult abuse and neglect and emergency service personnel shall be trained in this procedure.

8. (h) Documentation of care provided in the emergency service department shall include the following information:

   1. (1) A record of the emergency care provided; and
   2. (2) A record of any emergency care provided prior to the patient’s arrival in the emergency room.

Source. #9580, eff 10-24-09; ss by #12407, INTERIM, eff 10-24-17, EXPIRED: 4-22-18 New. #13166, eff 1-28-21 (formerly He-P 802.31); amd by #13206, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 5-14-21; ss by #13281, eff 10-23-21; ss by #14081, eff 9-25-24, EXPIRES: 9-25-34 (formerly He-P 802.34)