2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144.606 — Interhospital transfers.

     144.606 Interhospital transfers. 


    Subdivision 1.    Written procedures required.  A level 
 III or IV trauma hospital must have predetermined, written 
 procedures that direct the internal process for rapidly and 
 efficiently transferring a major trauma patient to definitive 
 care, including: 


    (1) clearly identified anatomic and physiologic criteria 
 that, if met, will immediately initiate transfer to definitive 
 care; 


    (2) a listing of appropriate ground and air transport 
 services, including primary and secondary telephone contact 
 numbers; and 


    (3) immediately available supplies, records, or other 
 necessary resources that will accompany a patient.  


    Subd. 2.    Transfer agreements.  (a) A level III or IV 
 trauma hospital may transfer patients to a hospital with which 
 the trauma hospital has a written transfer agreement. 


    (b) Each agreement must be current and with a trauma 
 hospital or trauma hospitals capable of caring for major trauma 
 injuries.  


    (c) A level III or IV trauma hospital must have a current 
 transfer agreement with a hospital that has special capabilities 
 in the treatment of burn injuries and a transfer agreement with 
 a second hospital that has special capabilities in the treatment 
 of burn injuries, should the primary transfer hospital be unable 
 to accept a burn patient. 


    HIST: 1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 29