D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, § 10613
Scope of Practice
Effective Feb 22, 2019Authority: 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); 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, Office of the Secretary
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:
- (a) Perform any surgical procedure independently;
- (b) Have prescriptive authority; or
- (c) 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)).