10613. SCOPE OF PRACTICE

10613 SCOPE OF PRACTICE 10613.1 An individual shall be licensed by the Board of Medicine before practicing as a trauma technologist in the District of Columbia. 10613.2 An 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 and infiltration 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. 10613.3 A trauma technologist shall not: Perform any surgical procedure independently; Have prescriptive authority; or Write any progress notes or orders on hospitalized patients. 10613.4 Telecommunication 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. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 6639 (April 29, 2016); as amended by the Vulnerable Population and Employer Protection Amendment Act of 2018, effective February 22, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-0227; 66 DCR 197 (January 11, 2019). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Business, Occupations, and Professionals 17 DCMR § 10613