Section R9-10-1027. Urgent Care Services Provided in a Freestanding Urgent Care Setting

An administrator of an outpatient treatment center that is authorized to provide urgent care services in a freestanding urgent care setting shall ensure that:

1.        In addition to the policies and procedures required in R9- 10-1003(D)(1), policies and procedures are established, documented, and implemented to protect the health and safety of a patient that cover basic life support training and pediatric basic life support training including:

a.         Method and content of training,

b.        Qualifications of individuals providing the training, and

c.         Documentation that verifies a medical practitioner has received the training;

2.        A medical practitioner is on the premises during hours of clinical operation to provide the medical services, nursing services, and health-related services included in the out- patient treatment center’s scope of services;

3.        If a physician is not on the premises during hours of oper- ation, a notice stating this fact is conspicuously posted in the waiting room according to A.R.S. § 36-432;

4.        If a patient’s death occurs at the outpatient treatment cen- ter, a written report is submitted to the Department as required in A.R.S. § 36-445.04;

5.        A medical practitioner completes basic life support train- ing and pediatric basic life support training:

a.         Before providing medical services, nursing services, or health-related services at the outpatient treatment center, and

b.        At least once every 24 months after the initial date of employment;

6.        Except as provided in subsection (5), a personnel member completes basic adult and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation training:

a.         Before providing medical services, nursing services, or health-related services at the outpatient treatment center; and

b.        At least once every 24 months after the initial date of employment or volunteer service; and

7.        In addition to the requirements in R9-10-1006(11), a medical practitioner’s record includes documentation of completion of basic life support training and pediatric basic life support training.

Historical Note

Adopted as an emergency effective November 17, 1983, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 83-6). Former Section R9-10-1027 adopted as an emergency now adopted and amended as a permanent rule effective February 15, 1984 (Supp. 84-1). Repealed by summary action, interim effective date July 21, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). The proposed summary action repealing R9-10-1027 was remanded by the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council which revoked the interim effectiveness of the summary rule. The Section in effect before the pro- posed summary action has been restored (Supp. 97-1).

Section repealed by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 1222, effective April 5, 1999 (Supp. 99-2). New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective Octo- ber 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemak-

ing at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pursuant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, §

13; effective July 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-2).