- (1) The regional poison control center shall keep records of all exposure cases handled by the center in a form that is acceptable as a medical record. This criterion will be considered to be met if the center completes a record that contains data elements and sufficient narrative to allow for peer review and medical and legal audit, and such records are kept on file in compliance with standards for hospital record keeping in the state. FOR CERTIFICATION AS A TENNESSEE REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER
- (2) The regional poison control center shall tabulate its experience for regional program evaluation on at least an annual basis. This criterion will be considered to be met if the center completes an annual report summarizing its own experience which includes, at a minimum, the following data elements: Frequency Distributions Cross Tabulations Number of exposures Number of Information requests Age --------------------------------------------------------------------- Age vs. Sex Sex -------------------------------------------------------------------- Age vs. reason for exposure Site of exposure ----------------------------------------------------- Age vs. medical outcome Reason for exposure ------------------------------------------------ Medical outcome vs. reason Initial symptom assessment --------------------------------------- Substance group vs. age group Site of Management ------------------------------------------------ Substance group vs. age reason Medical outcome ---------------------------------------------------- Substance group vs. outcome Categorical list of substances Summary of fatalities County of origin Site of caller Payor Source
- (3) An annual report, or substantially equivalent document, that summarizes the center’s calendar year activities and includes, at a minimum, the data elements listed above as well as a synopsis of community and professional education and prevention programs provided shall be submitted to the Commissioner no later than April 15th of the following year.
Authority: T.C.A. §§4-5-202, 68-1-103, 68-141-101, 68-141-102 and 68-141-104. Administrative History: Original rule filed June 22, 1994; effective September 5, 1994.