Section 1798.170 Of Article 3. Transfer Agreements From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.
1798.170
. A local EMS agency may develop triage and transfer
protocols to facilitate prompt delivery of patients to appropriate
designated facilities within and without its area of jurisdiction.
Considerations in designating a facility shall include, but shall not
be limited to, the following:
(a) A general acute care hospital's consistent ability to provide
on-call physicians and services for all emergency patients regardless
of ability to pay.
(b) The sufficiency of hospital procedures to ensure that all
patients who come to the emergency department are examined and
evaluated to determine whether or not an emergency condition exists.
(c) The hospital's compliance with local EMS protocols,
guidelines, and transfer agreement requirements.