N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.9

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

Section 8:43G-12.9 - Emergency department space and environment

(a) The emergency department shall meet criteria established by the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities, 2014 edition. Facility Guidelines Institute; American Society for Healthcare Engineering, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, and is available from the Facility Guidelines Institute, Inc., 350 N. Saint Paul St., Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75201. Website: www.fgiguidelines.org. E-mail: info@fgiguidelines.org.

(b) The emergency department shall have the necessary monitoring devices, supplies, and equipment to meet the needs of patients of all ages. Availability of pediatric equipment shall be in accordance with American Academy of Pediatrics; Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians, Pediatric Committee; Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee. "Joint Policy Statement--Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department." PEDIATRICS. Oct 2009; 124(4); 1233-1243, which is available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/124/4/1233.full.pdf.

(c) The emergency department shall be equipped to stabilize all patients.

(d) The emergency department shall be equipped with, at least, patient monitoring equipment and resuscitation equipment.

(e) The emergency department shall have a functioning two way communications system operating on an assigned frequency of 155.340 MHz for communicating with ambulance services about arriving patients.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.9

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 552(b), effective 1/16/2018