La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-5505

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

Section V-5505 - Emergency Hospitalization

A. When an emergency admission occurs, it is the responsibility of the family to contact the CSHS Regional Office immediately. This can be done by:

1. contacting the CSHS Regional Office directly;

2. asking the physician to call;

3. asking the hospital admissions clerk to call; or

4. asking the assistance of their public health nurse in the parish of residence.

B. If the admission occurs at a time when the CSHS Regional Office is closed, the family must contact the CSHS Regional Office on the first work day after the patient was admitted. If contact is not made, CSHS may not assume responsibility for the admission.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-5505

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR 13:246 (April 1987).1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 22:362 (May 1996).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:31.2, and R.S. 40:1299.111-120.