§ 79789. Patient Transfer.

(a) The licensee shall maintain written transfer agreements with one or more general acute care hospitals to make the services of those facilities accessible and to facilitate the transfer of patients. Complete and accurate patient information, in sufficient detail to provide for continuity of care, shall be transferred with the patient at the time of transfer. A copy of the current agreement shall be available for review by the Department.

(b) No patient shall be transferred or discharged for purposes of effecting a transfer from a facility to another facility, unless arrangements have been made in advance for admission to such a health facility.

(c) When a patient is transferred to another facility, the following shall be entered in the patient health record:

(1) The date, time, condition of the patient and a written statement of the reason for the transfer.

(2) Documentation that the receiving facility has been informed of the patient's transfer.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 6-10-94; operative 1-1-96 pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1250 (Register 94, No. 23).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety Code.