Section 100163.02 - [Operative 1/1/2025] Basic Pedrc Requirements(a) A hospital may be designated as a Basic PedRC by the local EMS agency upon meeting all the following criteria: (1) All designated Basic PedRCs shall be licensed as a general acute care hospital with a basic or standby Emergency Department permit.(2) Emergency Department services may include physician staffing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or a physician available for consultation.(3) At minimum, one licensed registered nurse or advanced care practitioner per shift in the emergency department shall have current completion of the American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Pediatric Life Support, completion of an Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, or other equivalent pediatric emergency care nursing course, as determined by the local EMS agency.(4) The emergency department in the hospital shall be able to stabilize critically ill or injured infants, children, and adolescents prior to admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) or transfer to a Comprehensive PedRC facility.(5) Establish agreements with at least one Comprehensive PedRC, as approved by the local EMS agency, for education, consultation, and transfer of critical pediatric patients.(6) Establish agreements with an Advanced or General PedRC, as approved by the local EMS agency, for consultation and transfer of pediatric patients.(7) Establish transfer agreements for pediatric patients needing specialized care, if the specialized care is not available at a Comprehensive, Advanced or General PedRC, such as trauma, burn, spinal cord injury, rehabilitation, and behavioral health.(8) All Basic PedRCs shall have a physician and/or nurse PECC which may be shared with other PedRCs.(b) Additional requirements may be stipulated by the local EMS agency medical director.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 100163.02
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107 and 1799.204, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.88, 1797.222, 1798.150, 1798.170, 1798.172 and 1799.204, Health and Safety Code.
1. Renumbering of section 100450.219 to section 100163.02 filed 9-5-2024; operative 1/1/2025 (Register 2024, No. 36).