Mont. Admin. r. 37.106.3109

Current through Register Vol. 23, December 6, 2024
Rule 37.106.3109 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ABORTION CLINICS: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
(1) Staff trained in the use of emergency equipment and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be available whenever there is a patient in the abortion clinic.
(2) The following equipment shall be available to the operating room: emergency call system; oxygen; assistance equipment, including airways and manual breathing bag; sonography; and emergency drugs and supplies specified by the medical staff.
(3) The abortion clinic must have a written transfer agreement with a hospital, critical access hospital, or rural emergency hospital, for transfer of patients experiencing a medical emergency.
(4) The abortion clinic must have policies and procedures in the event of emergency with documented staff training in:
(a) hemorrhage;
(b) perforation;
(c) respiratory distress/arrest;
(d) anaphylaxis; and
(e) emergency transfer to the facility with which the abortion clinic has a written transfer agreement.

Mont. Admin. r. 37.106.3109

NEW, 2024 MAR p. 2242, Eff. 9/21/2024

AUTH: 50-20-903, MCA; IMP: 50-20-903, MCA