N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:43G-12.5 - Emergency department staff time and availability

(a) At all times at least one licensed physician who meets at least one of the qualifications in 8:43G-12.3(b) shall be present in the emergency department to attend to all emergencies.

(b) There shall be a physician specialist on call to the emergency department for each major clinical service provided by the hospital, including a physician who is credentialed by the hospital to care for children and who is either board certified in pediatrics or has attained provider status in Advanced Pediatric Life Support or Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

1. The hospital emergency department shall comply with the requirements set forth in 8:43G-5.1(l)2 for all emergency department patients deemed by a hospital clinical provider to require emergent care, regardless of whether the patient lacks a primary care physician. In addition, the hospital clinical provider making that judgment shall make a determination as to whether the responding on-call physician may be a resident or, rather, the emergency requires a physician who has completed all residency requirements.

2. A standing transfer agreement with a facility that can provide an appropriate level of care for pediatric patients may be substituted for the on-call physician credentialed and qualified to care for children if the hospital does not have the capability of providing such a physician for on-call duty.

(c) At least one registered professional nurse who has successfully completed the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, Advanced Pediatric Life Support or Pediatric Advanced Life Support shall be present at all times in the emergency department. The hospital shall have in place a protocol to increase nurse staffing based on volume and acuity.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.5

Amended by R.1995 d.124, effective 3/20/1995.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 4537(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1290(a).
Amended by R.2002 d.98, effective 4/1/2002.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 1174(a), 34 New Jersey Register 1423(a).
In (a), amended the N.J.A.C. reference; rewrote (b) and (c).