ARSD 44:75:04:13. Transfer agreements

Each specialized hospital, critical access hospital, and rural emergency hospital must have a transfer agreement with one or more hospitals to provide services not available on site or each physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner must have admitting privileges to a Medicare participating or nonparticipating hospital. A rural emergency hospital must have a transfer agreement with a level 1 or level 2 trauma center. Any agreement must provide for an interchange of medical and other necessary information.