A. Medical Staff Education.
- (1) A burn center shall have an educational program for the medical staff.
- (2) If residents rotate on the burn service, a burn service director or the director’s designee shall provide an orientation program for new residents.
B. Infection Control Program.
- (1) A burn center shall have effective means of isolation that are consistent with principles or universal precautions and barrier techniques to decrease the risk of cross-infection and cross-contamination.
(2) A burn center shall:
- (a) Provide ongoing review and analysis of nosocomial infection data and risk factors that relate to infection prevention and control for burn patients; and
- (b) Make these data available to the burn service in order to assess infection risk for burn unit patients.
C. Continuity of Care Program. A burn center shall have access to the following services:
- (1) Recreational or child-life therapy;
- (2) Psychosocial support for family members or other significant persons;
- (3) Availability for continuing age appropriate academic courses for the patient;
- (4) Coordinated discharge planning;
- (5) Follow-up after hospital discharge;
- (6) Access to community resources;
- (7) Evaluation of the patient’s physical, psychological, developmental, and vocational status; and
- (8) Planning for future rehabilitative and reconstructive needs.
Authority: Education Article, §13-509, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: March 24, 1997 (24:6 Md. R. 488)
Regulation .04 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulation .06 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective June 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1277); revised permanently effective October 23. 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1679)
Regulation .02B amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulations .01—.18 repealed and new Regulations .01—.21 adopted effective July 1, 2020 (47:5 Md. R. 313)
Regulation .01A amended effective July 21, 2025 (52:14 Md. R. 714)