N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 603.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section He-Hea 603.01 - Criteria

In addition to the criteria in RSA 151-C:7 and He-Hea 303, the applicant shall meet all of the following criteria:

(a) Vendors shall demonstrate that their proposed projects will be financially feasible;

(b) Demonstration shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating:

(1) Financial resources are available to meet the long-term capital costs of procuring the vehicle and equipment; and

(2) The start-up costs and the operating costs of the mobile unit;

(c) Vendors shall demonstrate that personnel resources will be available to operate the mobile unit;

(d) Demonstration shall be in the form of a report in the application that includes a staffing plan of all managerial and support personnel needed to operate the mobile unit and provide diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging services;

(e) Vendors shall demonstrate that mobile unit services will meet quality assurance requirements;

(f) Demonstration shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating how the proposed project will meet the requirements of any applicable licensing and accreditation agency of the state of New Hampshire;

(g) Vendors shall demonstrate that safety procedures will be available in case of emergency;

(h) Demonstration shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating how personnel will be trained in the use of the equipment and the safety procedures:

(1) In the event of an emergency; and

(2) When contrast media or any form of anesthesia is applied;

(i) All vendors providing MRI services shall collect utilization data to be submitted to the N.H. department of health and human services, office of health services planning and review;

(j) At minimum, the following utilization data elements shall be included:

(1) Total number of procedures performed;

(2) Number of inpatient procedures;

(3) Number of outpatient procedures;

(4) Average MRI scanning time per procedure;

(5) Number of days of operation; and

(6) Sources of payment for procedures and the total amounts charged during the most recent 12 months;

(k) The data collected pursuant to (j) above shall be prepared and sent to the board on a yearly basis. The yearly reports shall be submitted on January 31 of each year for the preceding 12-month period;

(l) Prior to the MRI scan being performed, the patient's clinical indications for MRI shall be reviewed by a board certified radiologist for:

(1) Clinical scanning safety; and

(2) Clinical appropriateness of requested scanning;

(m) Demonstration of clinical appropriateness shall be demonstrated by the submission of utilization review reports on patients scanned at the facility; and

(n) Mobile MRI providers shall not perform MRI scans without a referral made by:

(1) A licensed physician; or

(2) Other licensed health care practitioner who is credentialed by a New Hampshire hospital to refer MRI service.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 603.01

#4057, eff 5-28-86; ss and moved by #5350, eff 3-10-92 (see He-Hea 605); 5453, eff 8-28-92; ss by #5754, eff 12-14-93; ss by #7156, INTERIM, eff 12-15-99, EXPIRED: 4-13-00

New. #7268, eff 5-10-00, EXPIRED: 5-10-08

New. #9260, eff 9-13-08