Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024
Section 30.08.14.03 - Medical StaffA. The hospital shall have a hand and upper extremity physician trauma team that shall include at least eight physicians who are Board-eligible or Board-certified in the following specialties: B. A member of the hand and upper extremity physician trauma team shall be on call 24 hours a day with a response time of 30 minutes or less.C. As back-up, a second member of the hand and upper extremity physician trauma team shall be on call 24 hours a day with a response time of 30 minutes or less.D. The physicians who satisfy §A of this regulation shall also hold or be eligible to hold a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery through: (1) The American Board of Orthopedic Surgery;(2) The American Board of Plastic Surgery; or(3) The American Board of Surgery.E. Each member of the hand and upper extremity trauma physician trauma team shall be competent in:(1) Microsurgery of the upper extremity;(2) Neurovascular surgery of the upper extremity;(3) Emergency skeletal reconstruction;(4) Emergency soft tissue reconstruction; and(5) Upper limb replantation.F. A call roster for the hand and upper extremity physician trauma team shall be published and available in the emergency department and operating room.Md. Code Regs. 30.08.14.03