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Title 12 - HEALTHAgency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHChapter 410 - REGULATIONS FOR THE LICENSURE OF HOSPITALS IN VIRGINIAPart IV - Outpatient Surgical Hospitals: Organization, Operation, and Design Standards for Existing and New Facilities
Article 4 - Patient Care Services
Section 12VAC5-410-1280 - Post-operative recovery

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-1280

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 12VAC5-410-1280 - Post-operative recovery
A. Each patient shall be observed for post-operative complications under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse. Recovery room nurses shall have specialized training in resuscitation techniques and other emergency procedures consistent with policies and procedures of the institution for designated special units.
B. A physician licensed in Virginia shall be present on the premises at all times during the operative and post-operative period until discharge of the patient.
C. Patients shall be discharged from the recovery only on written order of the attending physician.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-1280

Derived from VR355-33-500 § 4.14, eff. July 28, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 8, eff. April 1, 1995.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-127 of the Code of Virginia.