S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-16.1309

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Section 61-16.1309 - General Facility and Care Requirements

A. Environment, equipment, supplies, and procedures utilized in the care of perinatal patients shall meet the recommendations outlined in the most recent edition of the Guidelines for Perinatal Care. The environmental temperature in newborn care areas should be independently adjustable, as to maintain per the GPC.

B. Obstetrical Care: In each hospital providing obstetrical services, written policies and procedures shall be established and implemented through cooperative efforts of the medical and nursing staffs. These policies and procedures shall outline the process, providers, and methods of providing risk-appropriate care to the obstetrical patient, and shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Admission criteria and documentation;

2. Preterm labor;

3. Maternal transfer to another hospital;

4. Induction and augmentation;

5. Analgesia and anesthesia;

6. Labor process;

7. Capability to perform cesarean delivery within 30 minutes of the decision to do so;

8. Immediate neonatal care/resuscitation;

9. Recovery room care; and

10. Postpartum care.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-16.1309

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/28/2024.