37.106.410    MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR A HOSPITAL: CORONARY CARE UNIT

If a hospital provides a coronary care unit, the unit shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) When a patient is cared for in a coronary care unit, a licensed registered nurse shall be on duty.

(2) At a minimum, the following equipment and supplies must be available in a coronary care unit:

(a) oxygen, oxygen and suction apparatus;

(b) defibrillator, resuscitator and respirator;

(c) emergency drugs;

(d) oscilloscope;

(e) heart-rate meter with an alarm system;

(f) an electrocardiograph which is activated simultaneously with the alarm system and which may also be activated manually or at predetermined intervals;

(g) external pacemaker.

History: Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-404, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103, 50-5-204 and 50-5-404, MCA; NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1587, Eff. 6/13/80; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 185.