OAR 333-076-0950: ESC Patient Transfer

(1) An ESC shall have a policy for essential life saving measures and stabilization of a patient and immediate transfer, to a local hospital, of a patient requiring medical care that exceeds the capabilities of the ESC or when care extends beyond the 48-hour time frame from admission to the affiliated ASC. The policy must address the following: (a) Circumstances warranting transfer, including the person responsible for making the transfer decision; (b) Documentation that must accompany the patient being transferred including but not limited the requirements identified in OAR 333-076-0165(3)(b) and the name of the affiliated ASC; and (c) Arrangement for immediate emergency transport of the patient including communication with the local receiving hospital. (2) A written transfer agreement must be in place with at least one local hospital or the ESC must be affiliated with an ASC in which all of the physicians performing surgeries have admitting privileges at a local hospital that has the capability to treat patients requiring medical care that exceeds the capability of the ESC.