N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-6.48

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:52-6.48 - Electrocardiology (EKG)

(a) The functions included in the Electrocardiology (EKG) cost center are as follows:

1. Electrocardiology is a hospital service that utilizes specialized electrical equipment to record electromotive variations in actions of the heart muscle on an electrocardiograph for diagnosis of heart ailments under the direction of a qualified physician. The cost incurred and revenue generated by personnel or equipment for electrocardiology procedures continuously available as part of the functions of other centers (that is, Intensive or Coronary Care Units, Operating and Recovery Rooms, Diagnostic Radiology, and Cardiac Catheterization) shall be included in those centers.

2. The cost of cardiologists' compensation as well as the revenue generated by cardiologists shall be reported to the extent that the cardiologists' compensation is provided through agreement with the hospital.

3. Functions shall include the following: wheeling portable equipment to patient's bedside; conducting stress tests; explaining test procedures to patients; operating electrocardiograph equipment; inspecting, testing and maintaining special equipment; and attaching and removing electrodes from patients.

(b) Units of Service: Electrocardiograms.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-6.48

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:52-6.50 and amended by R.2000 d.29, effective 1/18/2000.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 3151(a), 32 New Jersey Register 276(a).
In (a), substituted "included in the Electrocardiology (EKG) cost center" for "of the Electrocardiology (EKG)" in the introductory paragraph. Former N.J.A.C. 10:52-6.48, Dialysis (DIA), recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:52-6.46.