Section R9-10-1706. Transport; Transfer

A.      Except as provided in subsection (B), an administrator shall ensure that:

1.        A personnel member coordinates the transport and the services provided to the patient;

2.        According to policies and procedures:

a.         An evaluation of the patient is conducted before and after the transport,

b.        Information in the patient’s medical record is pro- vided to a receiving health care institution, and

c.         A personnel member explains risks and benefits of the transport to the patient or the patient’s represen- tative; and

3.        Documentation in the patient’s medical record includes:

a.         Communication with an individual at a receiving health care institution;

b.        The date and time of the transport;

c.         The mode of transportation; and

d.        If applicable, the personnel member accompanying the patient during a transport.

B.       Subsection (A) does not apply to:

1.        Transportation to a location other than a licensed health care institution,

2.        Transportation provided for a patient by the patient or the patient’s representative,

3.        Transportation provided by an outside entity that was arranged for a patient by the patient or the patient’s repre- sentative, or

4.        A transport to another licensed health care institution in an emergency.

C.      Except for a transfer of a patient due to an emergency, an administrator shall ensure that:

1.        A personnel member coordinates the transfer and the ser- vices provided to the patient;

2.        According to policies and procedures:

a.         An evaluation of the patient is conducted before the transfer;

b.        Information in the patient’s medical record, includ- ing orders that are in effect at the time of the trans- fer, is provided to a receiving health care institution; and

c.         A personnel member explains risks and benefits of the transfer to the patient or the patient’s representa- tive; and

3.        Documentation in the patient’s medical record includes:

a.         Communication with an individual at a receiving health care institution;

b.        The date and time of the transfer;

c.         The mode of transportation; and

d.        If applicable, the name of the personnel member accompanying the patient during a transfer.

Historical Note

Adopted effective July 6, 1994 (Supp. 94-3). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19

A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pur- suant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, § 13; effective July 1, 2014

(Supp. 14-2).