NAC449.996. Transfer of patients.

     1. An ambulatory surgical center shall establish written guidelines for transferring patients to a licensed general hospital using an ambulance or air ambulance for emergencies that require medical care which is not provided at the center. The guidelines must be approved by the governing body of the ambulatory surgical center.

     2. Each ambulatory surgical center shall maintain with a licensed general hospital a written agreement concerning the transfer of patients. The agreement must provide for the security of, and the accountability for, the personal effects of the patient.

     3. If a patient is transferred, all medical and administrative information relating to the patient must be transferred with him or her or promptly made available to the licensed center or agency responsible for the patient’s continuing care.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 12-15-88; A by R181-09, 10-4-2013)