410 IAC 39-6-5 Written policy and procedural requirements

Sec. 5. Each delivering facility shall establish and maintain the following written policies, protocols, or plans: (1) Initial stabilization and continuing care of all obstetrical and neonatal patients appropriate to the level of care rendered at its facility. (2) Obstetrical and neonatal resuscitation protocols. (3) Medical staff credentialing process shall include documentation of competency to perform obstetrical and neonatal invasive procedures appropriate to its certified level of care. (4) Plan for accepting or transferring mothers or neonates as "back transports" for ongoing convalescent care, including criteria for accepting the patient and necessary patient information. (5) Policies that allow families, including siblings, to be together in the hospital following the birth of an infant and that promote parental involvement in the care of the neonate including care of the neonate in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). (6) Appropriate newborn screening program in place according to federal and state law. (7) Policies and protocols to address emergency preparedness for the obstetric and neonatal areas. (8) Policies and procedures on local anesthesia.