La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9541
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section I-9541 - MiscellaneousA. PICUs shall be integrated with the regional EMS system as available. Rapid access to a poison control center is essential. Each PICU shall have or be affiliated with a transport system and team to assist other hospitals in arranging safe patient transport.B. Each Level I PICU shall offer pediatric critical care education for EMS providers, emergency department, and transport personnel as well as for the general public. The staff nurses and respiratory therapists shall also have basic life support certification.C. Level I PICUs offering a fellowship program in pediatric critical care shall possess sufficient patient volume, teaching expertise, and research capability to support such a fellowship. Programs providing sub-specialty training in critical care shall possess approval by the residency review committee of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education.La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9541
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 29:2433 (November 2003), Amended by the Department of Health, Health Standards Section, LR 501494 (10/1/2024).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.36:254 and R.S. 40:2100-2115.