Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES |
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
CHAPTER 137. BIRTHING CENTERS |
SUBCHAPTER D. OPERATIONAL AND CLINICAL STANDARDS FOR THE PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES |
SECTION 137.41. Emergency Services
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The center shall provide emergency services to clients when a critical situation develops at the center.
(1) A center shall have an emergency call system for use when there is a critical situation. The center shall have available in the center personnel trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to be available whenever there is a client in labor or during acute postpartum period. (2) A center shall provide emergency equipment and emergency medications as follows: (A) oxygen; (B) newborn manual breathing bags; (C) suction equipment for newborns; (D) a neutral thermal environment for resuscitation; and (E) other medications and equipment as approved by the clinical director. Source Note: The provisions of this §137.41 adopted to be effective December 2, 2007, 32 TexReg 8507