34-23A-51. Promulgation of rules--Minimum standards for abortion facilities.
The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 for the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of a license to operate an abortion facility. The department shall adopt, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of an abortion facility. The rules shall establish minimum standards regarding:
(1)Facility safety and sanitation;
(2)Qualifications and supervision of professional and nonprofessional personnel;
(3)Emergency equipment and procedures to provide emergency care;
(4)Medical records and reports;
(5)Procedure and recovery rooms;
(6)Infection control;
(7)Medication control;
(8)Quality assurance;
(9)Facility and laboratory equipment requirements, sanitation, testing, and maintenance;
(10)Information on and access to patient follow-up care; and
(11)Patient screening, assessment, and monitoring.
Source: SL 2006, ch 182, §7.