N.J. Admin. Code § 8:33Q-1.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:33Q-1.7 - Institutional commitment

(a) Applicants shall document that the following services will be provided by the hospital in such numbers and types to adequately meet the objectives of the proposed transplantation service:

1. Applicants shall demonstrate in the application the allocation of operating and recovery room resources, intensive care resources, surgical beds and personnel to the transplant program;

2. Each applicant shall show evidence that the following ancillary health support services, that include board certified physicians, nurses and technicians, are available on-call 24-hours daily:

i. Pediatrics, where younger recipients may be involved;

ii. Infectious disease;

iii. Nephrology with approved end stage renal disease dialysis capability;

iv. Pulmonary medicine with respiratory therapy support;

v. Pathology;

vi. Immunology;

vii. Anesthesiology;

viii. Physical therapy;

ix. Pharmacology;

x. Radiology; and

xi. Nutrition;

3. Each center shall have access to the services of a laboratory certified under the National Organ Transplant Act, or a written agreement that such services will be available within 90 days of certificate of need approval;

4. The applicant shall have immediate access on site, or by contract, within 90 days of certificate of need approval, to laboratory facilities capable of virology, cytology, microbiology and monitoring of immunosuppressive drugs;

5. The applicant shall document blood bank support with the capacity to supply blood components for the number of transplants that are projected, the ability to irradiate blood components, and to ensure the availability of a blood separator and central blood storage;

6. The applicant shall document the availability on site or by contractual arrangement of the psychiatric and social support services essential for the total care of transplant recipients and for helping families cope with the transplant experience; and

7. As part of the hospital's quality assurance program, the transplantation service shall present and implement a system for evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient care and patient outcomes, including survival rates and any complications.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:33Q-1.7