ARM 37.106.3313
ARM 37.106.3313. TREATMENT DOCUMENTATION
Cite as Mont. Admin. R. 37.106.3313
(1) An experimental treatment center must keep documentation for all experimental treatments provided for each patient. The documentation must include:
(a) the treatment being provided;
(b) expected outcomes, including the source used to determine these outcomes;
(c) adverse side effects, if applicable;
(d) remedy for adverse side effects and outcome; and
(e) patient response to treatment, adverse side effects, and remedies.
(2) An experimental treatment center must obtain and retain a transfer agreement with a local hospital.
(3) Before transferring a patient from an experimental treatment center, the experimental treatment center must:
(a) notify the receiving hospital before the patient is transferred, and receive confirmation from the receiving hospital that the services necessary to treat the patient are available;
(b) use medically appropriate life support measures to stabilize the patient before the transfer and to sustain the patient during the transfer;
(c) transfer all necessary records for continuing the care for the patient; and
(d) in cases of non-emergency care services, ensure that the patient or legally responsible person acting on the patient's behalf is informed of the risks and benefits of transfer.
(4) The transfer agreement must be renewed annually.