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(c) Guidelines or protocol for the treatment of and referral for substance abuse must be present and readily accessible in the emergency room. (d) A roster of names and telephone numbers of physicians, specialty consultants, poison control centers, and referral resources must be maintained in the emergency room. (e) The emergency care service must maintain a control register which contains, for each person served,

(1) the person’s name, or adequate identification;

(2) the date and time of arrival;

(3) an emergency record number for the person;

(4) the nature of the person’s complaint;

(5) disposition; and

(6) time of and condition on departure. (f) The emergency medical record must contain for each patient

(1) adequate identification of the patient;

(2) the time of and means by which the patient arrived, including by whom transported;

(3) pertinent history of the patient’s current condition;

(4) diagnosis and treatment given;

(5) condition of the patient on discharge or transfer; and

(6) final disposition, including instructions given to the patient or the patient’s family regarding necessary followup care. (g) The emergency care service must have a written plan, developed in cooperation with members of the community served, which specifies how it will deal with an extreme emergency in the community. The plan must include a triage process which describes the methods for the

(1) marshalling of resources to deal with the emergency;

(2) determination of the level of urgency of each case; and

(3) determination of appropriate services to be performed. (h) The emergency care service must have available a communication system to maintain contact with the police department, rescue squads, and other emergency services of the community. (i) A critical access hospital shall, at a minimum, ensure that a physician or mid-level