(a) A hospital may be designated as a Comprehensive PedRC by the local EMS agency upon meeting all criteria of an Advanced PedRC, as well as the following facility requirements:
(1) All designated Comprehensive PedRCs shall be licensed as a general acute care hospital with a basic or comprehensive Emergency Department permit and have full, provisional, or conditional California Children's Services (CCS) approval by the Department of Health Care Services as a tertiary hospital, or meet CCS criteria as a tertiary hospital as approved by the local EMS agency.
(2) Can provide comprehensive specialized pediatric medical and surgical care to any acutely ill or injured child.
(3) Inpatient resources including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
(4) Provide ongoing outreach and pediatric education for Community, General and Basic PedRCs, and prehospital care providers, in collaboration with the local EMS agency.
(5) Establish transfer agreements or serve as a regional referral center for specialized care, such as trauma, burn, spinal cord injury, and rehabilitation and behavioral health, of pediatric patients.
(6) Emergency department services include a separate pediatric emergency department or a designated area for emergency care of pediatric patients within an emergency department, with physician staff who are qualified specialists in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine.
(7) All designated Comprehensive PedRCs shall meet the equipment requirements of Advanced PedRCs.
(b) Additional requirements may be stipulated by the local EMS agency medical director.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107 and 1799.204, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.88, 1797.222, 1798.150, 1798.170, 1798.173 and 1799.204, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 4-23-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 17).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 100450.222, 22 CA ADC § 100450.222
