Section 17-5114. SUPERVISING ANESTHESIOLOGIST

 

5114.1A supervising anesthesiologist shall be immediately available to participate directly in the care of the patient whom the anesthesiologist assistant and the supervising anesthesiologist are jointly treating, and shall at all times accept and be responsible for the oversight of the health care services rendered by the anesthesiologist assistant.

 

5114.2A supervising anesthesiologist shall be present during the induction and emergence phases of a patient to whom anesthesia has been administered.

 

5114.3A supervising anesthesiologist may supervise no more than four (4) anesthesiologist assistants at any one time, consistent with federal rules for reimbursement of anesthesia services.

 

5114.4No faculty member of an anesthesiologist assistants program shall concurrently supervise more than two (2) anesthesiologist assistant students who are delivering anesthesia.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), as amended by the Anesthesiology Assistant Licensure Amendment Act of 2004, effective March 16, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-237; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 91 (January 6, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 5271 (April 8, 2016).