La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9449

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-9449 - General Provisions

A. If anesthesia services are provided, which is mandatory when surgical or obstetric services are provided, they shall be provided in a well-organized manner in accordance with acceptable, nationally recognized standards of practice and/or guidelines, under the direction of a qualified doctor of medicine or osteopathy.

B. The standards in this Chapter apply to services for all patients who:

1. receive general, spinal, or other major regional anesthesia; or

2. undergo surgery or other invasive procedures when receiving general, spinal, or other major regional anesthesia and/or intravenous, intramuscular, or inhalation sedation/analgesia, including conscious sedation, that, in the manner used in the hospital, may result in the loss of the patient's protective reflexes.

C. Invasive procedures include, but are not limited to, percutaneous aspirations and biopsies, cardiac and vascular catheterization, and endoscopies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9449

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing LR 21:177 (February 1995), amended LR 29:2421 (November 2003), Amended by the Department of Health, Health Standards Section, LR 501489 (10/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.36:254 and R.S. 40:2100-2115.