Section 410 IAC 26.5-7-1 - Quality assessment and improvementAuthority: IC 16-21-1-7; IC 16-21-2-2.5
Affected: IC 16-21-1; IC 16-21-2
Sec. 1.
(a) The abortion clinic must develop or adopt, implement, and maintain an effective, organized, clinic-wide, comprehensive quality assessment and improvement program in which all areas of the clinic involved in the provision of abortions participate. The program shall be ongoing and have a written plan of implementation that evaluates, but is not limited to, the following: (1) All services, including services furnished by a contractor.(2) All functions, including, but not limited to, the following: (B) Response to patient emergencies.(3) All services performed in the clinic with regard to the following: (A) Appropriateness of diagnoses and treatments related to a standard of care.(B) Anticipated or expected outcomes.(4) Medical and medication errors.(b) The clinic shall take appropriate action to address the opportunities for improvement found through the quality assessment and improvement program as follows: (1) The action must be documented.(2) The outcome of the action must be documented as to its effectiveness, continued follow-up, and impact on patient care.Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 26.5-7-1; filed 9/6/2019, 3:31 p.m.: 20191002-IR-410190163FRA