Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 72 - STATE COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM › Subchapter 9 - DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS › Section 11-72-72 - Minimum requirements for applicants

Current through June, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  shall:
(1) Be registered to do business in
				  the State of Hawaii;
(2) Have a
				  Hawaii tax identification number;
(3) Be licensed in accordance with applicable
				  federal and State laws for the type of health care facility;
(4) Have accreditation or certification as
				  may be required by the department of health for the particular type of
				  alternative destination to be designated;
(5) Accept all patients regardless of a
				  patient's race, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual
				  orientation, color, religion, ancestry, or disability, including the use of a
				  service animal;
(6) Accept all
				  federal, State, or private health insurance;
(7) Accept all patients regardless of a
				  patient's ability to pay;
(8) Be
				  open for service twenty-four hours per day and three hundred sixty-five days
				  per year; provided that the department of health may establish fewer hours or
				  days to ensure a minimum level of service;
(9) Have a qualified medical staff person
				  available on-site to immediately receive patients from emergency medical
				  services personnel; provided that "qualified medical staff person" shall
				  include a physician, physician assistant, or paramedic licensed or certified
				  pursuant to chapter
				  16-85, an osteopathic physician
				  licensed pursuant to chapter
				  16-93, or a registered nurse or
				  advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter
				  16-89;
(10) Have a physician licensed pursuant to
				  chapter
				  16-85, to provide overall medical
				  direction;
(11) Have additional,
				  appropriately credentialed medical and operational staffing as may be required
				  by the department of health to ensure safe and appropriate care for
				  patients;
(12) Utilize an
				  electronic health records system and provide data, as specified by the
				  department of health, related to patients transferred by ambulance,-
(13) Have an ambulance parking plan and an
				  accessibility plan for gurneys. Both plans shall be subject to the department
				  of health's determination of adequacy;
(14) Have at least two examination rooms, a
				  separate waiting room, and restricted access patient bathrooms, and any
				  additional building or space requirements as required by the department of
				  health;
(15) Provide treatment and
				  diagnostic services as specified by the department of health for the type of
				  alternative destination being designated;
(16) Have appropriate medical equipment and
				  supplies as specified by the department of health for the treatment of
				  patients;
(17) Have a transfer
				  plan, determined to be adequate by the department of health, to ensure the
				  timely transfer of patients to the appropriate level of medical care;
(18) Have a dedicated telephone line and
				  specified internet connection to be used to communicate with emergency medical
				  services personnel;
(19) Comply
				  with policies and protocols established by the department of health related to
				  the receiving and treatment of patients from emergency medical services
				  personnel;
(20) Have no pending
				  litigation that, in the determination of the department of health, may
				  substantially adversely affect the applicant's ability to perform as an
				  alternative destination; and
(21)
				  Meet any other requirements established by the department of health to ensure
				  safe and appropriate care and provide any documentation evidencing ability to
				  meet any requirements as may be required by the department of
				  health.