Affiliation Agreements Required

The unit shall affiliate with licensed or approved hospitals, other institutions, and agencies in such a manner as to ensure that its patients, whether dialyzed at the unit or at home, can receive inpatient care, routine and emergency dialysis and other hospital services, and emergency medical care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The agreement must ensure that hospital services are available promptly to the unit’s patients when needed and include reasonable assurances that patients from the unit are accepted and treated in emergencies.