ARSD 67:61:17:03. Agreement with hospital for emergency care

An agency shall have a written affiliation agreement, with a licensed hospital serving the area in which the clinically-managed, residential detoxification program is located, for the provision of emergency, inpatient, and ambulatory medical services. The agreement must specify that the hospital consents to accept all transfers for prompt medical evaluation. Documentation of the reason for the transfer must accompany all transferred clients, as well as the documented history of each client's vital signs. Disclosure of information about clients to the hospital must be in compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, in effect on March 27, 2020; 42 C.F.R. Part 2, in effect on January 18, 2017; and 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, in effect on September 26, 2016.