La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9525

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

Section I-9525 - General Provisions

A. Pediatric services shall be under the medical direction of a qualified physician who is a member of the medical staff with pediatric privileges and appointed by the governing body. Hospitals admitting children shall have proper facilities for their care apart from adult patients and the newborn, in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Pediatric and adolescent patients, to the extent their condition permits, shall be grouped together in distinct units or district areas of general units separate from adults. Pediatric patients shall not be placed in rooms with adult patients.

B. The hospital shall ensure that there are policies and procedures in place and implemented in accordance with acceptable, nationally recognized standards of practice and/or guidelines, to promote the safety and security of pediatric patients.

C. In hospitals with a separate designated pediatric unit in existence prior to March 1, 1995, the maximum number of beds permitted in each pediatric room shall be eight and shall meet the same spatial standards as specified in Subchapter J of these requirements. In hospitals with a separate designated pediatric unit subsequent to March 1, 1995, the maximum number of beds permitted in each pediatric room shall be four and shall meet the same spatial standards as specified in Subchapter J of these requirements.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9525

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 29:2431 (November 2003), Amended by the Department of Health, Health Standards Section, LR 501493 (10/1/2024).

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