closure or significant impact closure is completed.
(c) Contents.--A hospital authority shall include all of the
following information in a closure plan:
(1) The reason for the general hospital closure or
significant impact closure.
(2) Strategies regarding the continuity of patient care
in each department and unit of the hospital and the transfer
of patients to other health care facilities.
(3) Strategies regarding specialized programs or groups
of patients particularly vulnerable to interruptions in
medical care, including cancer chemotherapy or prenatal care.
(4) Strategies for the closure of the emergency
department of the hospital, including diversion to other
hospital emergency departments and the interface with
emergency medical services.
(5) Written agreements with other health care providers
to accept responsibility for continuing the care of patients
receiving ongoing care at the hospital.
(6) Strategies for how all medical records, including
paper and electronic records, will be maintained throughout
and after the general hospital closure or significant impact
closure, and how the medical records will be made available
to former patients and the physicians who provide care for
the patients.
(7) Strategies for the maintenance, transfer and
disposal of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, hazardous substances
and other similar materials located at the hospital.
(8) The anticipated timeline for the closing of each
department or unit of the hospital.
(9) A communications and engagement plan regarding the
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