Policies and Procedures – the burn center must maintain an appropriate

Policies and Procedures – the burn center must maintain an appropriate policy and procedure manual that is reviewed annually by the burn center director and the Burn Program Manager. The policy and procedure manual must contain, at a minimum, the following policies addressing the following: 1. Administration of the burn center. 2. Staffing of the burn center. 3. Criteria for admission to the burn center by the burn service. 4. Use of burn center beds by other medical or surgical services. 5. Criteria for discharge and follow-up care. 6. Availability of beds and the transfer of burn patients to other medical or surgical units within the hospital. 7. Care of patients with burns in areas of the burn center hospital other than the burn center.