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Code Help plans for hospitals

For all acute care hospitals licensed by the Department of Public Health.

Code Help plans are put in place by hospitals to eliminate Emergency Department (ED) crowding and ensure that they can maintain their ability to accept and manage new patients for emergency care. All acute care hospitals licensed by the Department of Public Health (DPH) must have a Code Help policy in place.

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DPH letters to hospitals

Update - Reducing Emergency Department Patient Boarding 6/3/2015 (English, DOC 60.5 KB)
Resubmission of Hospital Code Help Plans - 7/8/2010 (English, RTF 55.5 KB)
#10-02-531 Reducing Emergency Department Patient Boarding and Submitting Code Help Policies to DPH - 2/25/2010 (English, RTF 43.5 KB)
#09-09-522 Reducing Need for Boarding Patients and Alternate Space for Patients with Influenza-like Illness - 9/25/2009 (English, RTF 77.5 KB)
Attachment B - EMTALA Fact Sheet (English, RTF 171.5 KB)

Resources

ED Crowding Workshop Reference List ACEP 2010 (English, RTF 110 KB)
2005 Policy for Management of Admitted Patients Awaiting Bed Placement (English, DOC 46 KB)
2002 DPH Request to Submit Code Help Plans (English, DOC 35 KB)

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