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§ 70438.1. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Service--General Requirements.

22 CA ADC § 70438.1Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 22. Social Security
Division 5. Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. General Acute Care Hospitals
Article 6. Supplemental Services
22 CCR § 70438.1
§ 70438.1. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Service--General Requirements.
Currentness
The cardiac catheterization laboratory service may be approved in a general acute care hospital which does not provide cardiac surgery provided the following requirements are met:
(a) The hospital shall maintain a current written transfer agreement as specified in Section 1255 of the Health and Safety Code, which shall include all of the following:
(1) Provisions for emergency and routine transfer of patients.
(2) Provisions which specify that cardiac surgery staff and facilities shall be immediately available to the patient upon notification of an emergency.
(3) Provisions which specify that the cardiac catheterization laboratory staff shall have responsibility for arranging transportation to the receiving hospitals.
(b) Only the following diagnostic procedures shall be performed in the catheterization laboratory:
(1) Right heart catheterization and angiography.
(2) Right and left heart catheterization and angiography.
(3) Left heart catheterization and angiography.
(4) Coronary angiography.
(5) Electrophysiology studies.
(6) Myocardial biopsy.
(c) The hospital shall comply with all of the requirements of Sections 70433(a), (b), (c)(1), (e), (i), (j), 70435a) and 70437(a).

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1255 and 1255.5, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 8-2-85 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 85, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 12-2-85.
2. Certificate of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 11-22-85 and filed 12-12-85 (Register 85, No. 50).
This database is current through 5/3/24 Register 2024, No. 18.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 70438.1, 22 CA ADC § 70438.1
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