La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9583

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-9583 - General Provisions

A. If the hospital provides burn center services, the services shall be well organized and provided in accordance with acceptable, nationally recognized standards of practice and/or guidelines from the American Burn Association.

B. The burn center shall ensure that there are policies and procedures in place, and that the policies and procedures are implemented in accordance with acceptable, nationally recognized standards of practice and/or guidelines, to promote the safety and security of the burn center patients.

C. The burn center shall have an internal registry for all inpatients and shall participate in an externally based registry. A member of the burn center or hospital staff shall be assigned to maintain data and develop statistics regarding the causes of injuries sustained by burn center inpatients.

D. Each burn center system shall participate in a public burn awareness program covering the prevention and immediate treatment of burn injuries.

E. There shall be a direct communication link between the prehospital system and the burn center. The contact point shall be either in the burn center or in the emergency department.

F. The burn center shall cooperate with the Louisiana Emergency Response Network (LERN), and the appropriate audit committees of the regional or state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system, where they exist, by providing patient care data for system management, quality assessment, and operations research. Patient care data shall be provided, both routinely and in response to special requests, and by participating in local audits of the EMS system.

G. Hospitals without qualified personnel or equipment for the care of pediatric burn patients, shall transfer pediatric burn patients to a facility that has a pediatric intensive care unit or a pediatric unit with access to burn services.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9583

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Health Standards Section, LR 501495 (10/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.36:254 and R.S. 40:2100-2115.