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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 549
(D) A FREESTANDING MEDICAL FACILITY PILOT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM
THE REVIEW PROCESS IN SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION.
19-3A-01.
In this subtitle, "freestanding medical facility" means a facility:
(1) In which medical and health services are provided;
(2) That is physically separate from a hospital or hospital grounds; and
(3) That is [not] an administrative part of a hospital or related
institution, as defined in § 19-301 of this title.
19-3A-02.
(A) [The] ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2006, THE Department shall adopt
regulations for [certifying] LICENSING a freestanding medical facility that uses in its
title or advertising the [words] WORD "emergency"[, "urgent care", or parts of those
words] or other language indicating to the public that medical treatment for
immediately life-threatening medical conditions is available at that freestanding
medical facility. [, which shall include the following standards:
(1) The freestanding medical facility shall be open 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week;
(2) There shall be at least 1 physician trained in emergency medicine at
the facility at all times;
(3) A sufficient number of registered nurses and other health
professionals shall be available at the freestanding medical facility to provide
advanced life support;
(4) Basic X-ray and laboratory facilities shall be available at the
freestanding medical facility and operable at all times by 1 radiology technician and
1 laboratory technician;
(5) Resuscitation equipment, including monitor, defibrillator, cardiac
medications, intubation equipment, and intravenous line equipment;
(6) Standard procedures in accordance with the State Emergency
Medical Services Plan shall exist for the immediate transport of individuals in need of
hospitalization or other more definitive care;
(7) Specific defined role in Emergency Medical Services System with
appropriate telephone communication;
(8) Availability of emergency services to all persons regardless of ability
to pay;
(9) Adoption, implementation, and enforcement of a policy that requires.
except in an emergency life-threatening situation where it is not feasible or
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