§ 158.16. Support services.
(a) The transplantation center shall maintain, or by agreement have access to, a rehabilitation center which can provide physical rehabilitation, psychological services and vocational and occupational therapy.
(b) The transplantation center shall maintain, or by agreement have access to, the social support services necessary for the care of transplant recipients and for the assistance to families coping with the transplant experience.
(c) The transplantation center shall maintain a service for counseling recipients which is directed to their particular needs and problems. Additionally, as appropriate, the transplantation service shall provide counseling to donors and to their relatives.
(d) The transplantation center shall maintain the following facilities:
(1) Adequately equipped operating rooms.
(2) Adequate equipment and supplies.
(3) Intensive care facilities capable of maintaining transplant patients.
(4) Facilities for acute hemodialysis.
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 158.31 (relating to kidney transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.33 (relating to liver transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.34 (relating to lung and heart/lung transplantation programs); 28 Pa. Code § 158.35 (relating to pancreas transplantation programs); and 28 Pa. Code § 158.37 (relating to pediatric transplantation programs).
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