S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-108.1800.1801

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-108.1800.1801 - Care/Services

A. All mobile units, e.g., self-contained vans or tractor trailers, that transport equipment from one host site to another, shall meet the current standards of this regulation and of the local, state, and federal Departments of Transportation for the permitting and safe operation of the vehicle. Such compliance includes approval by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the provision of diagnostic or therapeutic services in the mobile unit.

B. A mobile cardiac catheterization laboratory shall only provide services on the campus of a host hospital that has emergency medical and intensive coronary care services.

C. A procedure shall not be performed on a patient in a mobile cardiac catheterization laboratory if any of the following are present:

1. Recent myocardial infarction (within 10 days or less);

2. Uncontrolled arrhythmias;

3. Severe uncontrolled congestive heart failure;

4. Current hospitalization with highly unstable angina;

5. The patient is under 18 years of age.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-108.1800.1801

Added by State Register Volume 28, Issue No. 5, eff May 28, 2004.