NAC449.61326. Program to review quality of care; contents of program.

Each independent center for emergency medical care shall establish a program to review the quality of care provided at the center. The program must designate which person or group of persons will review the quality of care. The program must include, without limitation, a review of:

     1. The documentation in the medical records of a patient which describes the medical care provided to the patient and the results of that care;

     2. The time of arrival and the time the patient was seen by a provider of medical care at the center;

     3. The medical condition of the patient when he or she was discharged from the center;

     4. The appropriateness of the instructions given to the patient upon his or her discharge and the documentation that the patient understood the instructions; and

     5. If a patient is transferred to another medical center or facility, the appropriateness of the transfer, the method of transfer, the date and time the transfer was requested and the date and time the patient was discharged from the center.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 11-1-95)