Section 17-10614. SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN

 

10614.1To be authorized to supervise a trauma technologist, a physician must be currently licensed as a physician in the District. The license must be unrestricted and active.

 

10614.2A supervising physician shall perform the critical portions of any procedure. Supervision shall be continuous, and shall require that the supervising physician be immediately available in the emergency room suite for delegated acts that the trauma technologist performs and to respond to any emergency until the patient is released from the emergency room suite and care has been transferred to another physician, or until the trauma technologist has completed his or her tasks and has been excused by the supervising physician.

 

10614.3It is the responsibility of the supervising physician(s) and the trauma technologist(s) to ensure that:

 

(a)The trauma technologist's scope of practice is clearly defined;

 

(b)Delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the trauma technologist's level of competence;

 

(c)The relationship between the members of the team is defined;

 

(d)That the relationship of, and access to, the supervising physician is clearly defined and understood by both the supervising physician and the trauma technologist; and

 

(e)A process for evaluating the trauma technologist's performance is established.

 

 

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).