(A) be short enough to allow a patient that is undergoing a cardiac catheterization procedure in the expanded cardiac catheterization laboratory space and who needs emergent care to arrive in the appropriate definitive care option in the general acute care hospital within 10 minutes of the time the physician deems that the patient needs to be transported to the definitive care option within the general acute care hospital. The actual transport time of the patient to the definitive care option from the cardiac catheterization laboratory space shall not exceed 5 minutes.

(B) have lighting and emergency lighting and power in accordance with Sections 70851 and 70841, respectively;

(C) have installed heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems;

(D) be equipped with an emergency call feature at each end of the enclosed all-weather passageway. For the purposes of this subdivision, “emergency call feature” is defined as a telephonic connection, or any other means of communication, permanently located within the enclosed all-weather passageway, that allows the medical staff members to communicate with medical staff members in the general acute care hospital;

(E) have access that is restricted to authorized staff and to patients accompanied by authorized staff. Authorized staff shall be determined by the policies and procedures developed, maintained, and implemented by the general acute care hospital; and

(F) be secured by electronic means in accordance with the security policies and procedures developed, maintained, and implemented by the general acute care hospital.

(A) Inpatient care policies and procedures for the expanded cardiac catheterization laboratory space shall include consideration of the acuity of the inpatient and the type of procedure needed by the patient for the purpose of determining whether the placement of an inpatient in the expanded cardiac catheterization laboratory space is medically appropriate.