La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9587

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

Section I-9587 - Ancillary Services

A. In addition to all other required hospital ancillary services provided in Sections 9361, 9371, and 9327 of these rules, the following additional ancillary services shall be required for burn centers:

1. Dialysis

a. There shall be provisions for renal dialysis 24-hours per day when required, or a written transfer agreement with an available and accessible dialysis facility in another hospital.

2. Operating Services

a. An operating room shall be readily accessible to the burn center 24-hours per day.

b. Equipment and supplies required in burn operating room(s) shall be determined by the burn center medical director.

c. Burn operating rooms shall be able to reach sufficient temperatures or have procedures to maintain patient normothermia.

B. Rehabilitation Program

1. The burn center shall provide the following:

a. recreational and educational services, as defined by institutional policy, during hospitalization for those patients able to utilize them;

b. evaluation of needs and support capabilities of patient's family or other significant persons, and cooperative planning with family or other significant persons for patient discharge;

c. documentation of need for and availability and accessibility of community resources to assist in meeting the patient's physical, psychosocial, educational, and vocational needs following discharge. The social worker assigned to the burn center shall coordinate these activities. A clinical psychologist or psychiatrist shall be available for consultation, as needed; and

d. plans for readmission for treatment of post medical/surgical complications, or rehabilitation and reconstruction.

C. Tissue Bank

1. The hospital's burn center policies and procedures regarding the use of allograft tissues shall be in compliance with all federal and state requirements, and when feasible and appropriate, with acceptable, nationally recognized standards of practice and/or guidelines of the American Association of Tissue Banks (or equivalent).

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9587

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Health Standards Section, LR 501496 (10/1/2024).

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