(a) The Inspector General shall promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the provisions of section §29A-3-15 of this code to carry out the purpose of this article. These rules shall include at a minimum:
- (1) Licensing procedures for neonatal abstinence centers. These procedures shall be in place by July 1, 2015;
(2) The minimum standards of operation for neonatal abstinence facilities including the following:
- (A) Minimum numbers of administrators, medical directors, nurses, aides and other personnel according to the occupancy of the facility;
- (B) Qualifications of facility's administrators, medical directors, nurses, aides and other personnel;
- (C) Safety requirements;
- (D) Sanitation requirements;
- (E) Therapeutic services to be provided;
- (F) Medical records;
- (G) Pharmacy services;
- (H) Nursing services;
- (I) Medical services;
- (J) Physical facility;
- (K) Visitation privileges; and
- (L) Admission, transfer and discharge policies.
- (b) The provisions of the rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall apply only to those facilities regulated pursuant to §16-2D-1 et seq. of this code and shall not apply to a hospital-based acute care unit.