GroundRules
12VAC5-230-470: Pediatric open heart surgery services
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 12. Health
- Agency 5. Department of Health
- Chapter 230. State Medical Facilities Plan
- Part IV. Cardiac Services
- Article 2. Criteria and Standards for Open Heart Surgery
No new pediatric open heart surgery service should be approved unless the proposed new service is provided at an inpatient hospital that:
1. Has pediatric cardiac catheterization services that have been in operation for 30 months and have performed an average of 200 pediatric cardiac catheterization procedures for the relevant reporting period; and
2. Has pediatric intensive care services and provides specialty or subspecialty neonatal special care.
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