Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 139.27 - Laboratory services and radiological services(a) Laboratory services shall be available on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week basis for, at a minimum, hemoglobin; hematocrit; Coombs test; blood type; Rh type; urinalysis; bacteriologic cultures; spinal fluid analysis; and microchemical determinations for bilirubin, blood glucose, sodium, potassium, chloride and total protein.(b) Radiological equipment and services shall be available on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis.(c) Each hospital with a neonatal service shall provide immediately available blood transfusion services.(d) A hospital in which a neonatal intensive care unit is located shall have a licensed blood bank, available or on call to the unit on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week basis. This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 139.21 (relating to policies and procedures).