S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-16.902

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

Section 61-16.902 - Internal Medical Surge

A. A facility desiring to activate internal medical surge and temporarily admit patients in excess of licensed bed capacity due to an emergency shall provide written notification to the Department upon prescribed forms that include the following information:

1. A description of the emergency situation;

2. An outline of the maximum number of patients to be admitted;

3. An anticipated date of discharge of the patients; and

4. A description of how and where the patients will be housed.

B. The Facility must notify the Department in writing when the Facility has deactivated its internal medical surge and its patient census has returned to within the Facility's licensed bed capacity.

C. If the event occurs after normal business hours, the Department must be contacted promptly during the next business day.

D. Other issues, such as staffing for the care of the temporary patients, physicians' orders, additional food for the temporary patients and handling of medications, shall be resolved ahead of time by memorandum of agreements, internal policies and procedures, and emergency planning documents.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-16.902

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/28/2024.