048-22 Wyo. Code R. §§ 22-11 - Outpatient Services
If the rehabilitation hospital provides outpatient services, there shall be policies and procedures relating to the staff, functions of the service, outpatient medical records, and necessary facilities in order to assure the health and safety of the patient's.
(a) Outpatient services shall be organized
into sections (clinics); the number will depend on the size of the medical
staff, available facilities, and patient needs.
(i) Outpatient services shall have
arrangements and communications with community agencies, such as other
outpatient agencies, public health nursing, and health and welfare
agencies.
(b) Patient's
on their initial visit to outpatient services shall receive a general medical
evaluation; patient's under continuous care shall receive periodic
re-evaluation.
(c) There shall be a
physician responsible for professional services. A physician or a qualified
administrator shall be responsible for administrative services.
(d) Medical records for outpatient services
shall be maintained and correlated with other rehabilitation hospital medical
records. Information contained in the medical record shall be complete and
sufficiently detailed relative to the patient's history, examination,
laboratory and other diagnostic tests, and diagnosis and treatment to
facilitate continuity of care.
(e)
Conferences shall be conducted to maintain a close liaison between the various
sections within outpatient services and with other rehabilitation hospital
services.
Notes
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