N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 8:43A-12.14 - Postanesthesia care policies and procedures

(a) Facilities providing anesthesia services shall have a postanesthesia care unit.

(b) The postanesthesia care unit shall have written policies and procedures that are reviewed at least every three years, revised more frequently as needed, and implemented. These shall include at least:

1. Criteria for admission to and discharge from the unit;

2. Delineation of the primary medical responsibility for postanesthesia and postsurgical care of each patient in the unit, including authority to discharge;

3. Monitoring of patients in the postanesthesia care unit, including availability of monitoring equipment;

4. Protocol of care for all patients;

5. Protocol for patient emergencies;

6. Orders for intravenous administration of medications;

7. Requirements for documentation of patient status; and

8. A requirement that patients who receive anesthesia, excluding minor regional blocks, do not drive themselves home after discharge and that they be accompanied home by another person who accepts responsibility for the patient. If the patient fails to comply with the requirement, the circumstances shall be documented in the patient's medical record.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.14

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.11 and amended by R.2003 d.56, effective 2/3/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 224(a), 35 New Jersey Register 857(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.14, Postanesthesia care patient services, recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.17. Rewrote (b).