Section 17-10613. SCOPE OF PRACTICE

 

10613.1An individual shall be licensed by the Board of Medicine before practicing as a trauma technologist in the District of Columbia.

 

10613.2An individual licensed to practice as a trauma technologist shall have the authority to:

 

(a)Identify respiratory emergencies and perform critical interventions with oxygen therapy equipment, including bag valve masks;

 

(b)Identify circulatory emergencies and perform critical interventions, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

 

(c)Identify, assess, and treat, as required, various eye injuries, soft tissue injuries, ligament and tendon injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, environmental emergencies, and exposure and reactions to poisons;

 

(d)Provide topical application of a local anesthetic,

 

(e)Apply tourniquets, casts, immobilizers, and surgical dressings;

 

(f)Perform phlebotomy and insert intravenous catheters; and

 

(g)Suture lacerations and provide wound care.

 

10613.3A trauma technologist shall not:

 

(a) Perform any surgical procedure independently;

 

(b) Have prescriptive authority; or

 

(c) Write any progress notes or orders on hospitalized patients.

 

10613.4Telecommunication by a physician licensed to practice in the District of Columbia may suffice as a means for directing delegated acts for a trauma technologist who is under the indirect supervision of that physician.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1201.01 et seq. (2012 Repl.)), as amended by the Trauma Technologists Licensure Amendment Act of 2013, effective January 25, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-64, 60 DCR 16533 (December 6, 2013)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 6639 (April 29, 2016).