(a) "Qualified specialist" or "qualified surgical specialist" or "qualified non-surgical specialist" means a physician licensed in California who is board certified in a specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialities, a Canadian board or other appropriate foreign specialty board as determined by the American Board of Medical Specialties for that specialty.(b) A non-board certified physician may be recognized as a "qualified specialist" by the local EMS agency upon substantiation of need by a trauma center if: (1) the physician can demonstrate to the appropriate hospital body and the hospital is able to document that he/she has met requirements which are equivalent to those of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;(2) the physician can clearly demonstrate to the appropriate hospital body that he/she has substantial education, training, and experience in treating and managing trauma patients which shall be tracked by the trauma quality improvement program; and(3) the physician has successfully completed a residency program.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 100242
1. New section filed 9-18-86, operative 10-18-86; Register 86, No. 38.
2. Repealer of former section 100242 and renumbering and amendment of former section 100244 to section 100242 filed 7-13-99; operative 8-12-99 (Register 99, No. 29). Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107 and 1798.161, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1798.161, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 9-18-86, operative 10-18-86; Register 86, No. 38.
2. Repealer of former section 100242 and renumbering and amendment of former section 100244 to section 100242 filed 7-13-99; operative 8-12-99 (Register 99, No. 29).The amended version of this section by Register 2024, No. 38, effective 1/1/2025 is not yet available.