Emergency Transfer

(A) Each clinic shall have a written policy addressing the procedures for calling 911 for patients who need emergencytreatment. A clinic is not precluded from entering into agreements for inter-facility transport in nonemergency situations. (B) Each clinic providing obstetrical services shall, prior to each patient’s expected delivery date, arrange for the patient to be admitted for delivery to a facility licensed to perform deliveries. Unless the patient objects, the clinic shall send a copy of the record of its obstetrical care of the patient to this facility at the beginning of the patient’s third trimester of pregnancy, and update it as necessary. (C) Whenever a clinic refers a patient to another facility, agency, or health care provider, unless the patient objects (except in the case of involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital) it shall send a copy of relevant portions of the clinic patient’s record to such facility, agency, or provider.