67:, or a clinical nurse specialist (defined as a nurse with at least a master's degree in nursing) must be available for immediate contact by phone or radio. The provider must be able to be on-site within 30 minutes unless it is an area designated by the census as a "frontier area" or if the state has determined that it is not possible for the hospital to keep staff available within 30 minutes, and a registered nurse is available on-site. In CAHs with 10 or fewer beds, a registered nurse with training in emergency care is allowed to fulfill the role of the on-call physician.
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