The hospital shall have:
- A. Radiological specialty capabilities and equipment to handle all injured children;
- B. Qualified pediatric radiologists and staff available within 60 minutes of consultation notification to perform complex imaging studies or interventional procedures 24 hours a day;
- C. A board-certified or board-eligible radiology attending physician on call who shall provide interpretations of radiographs within 30 minutes, in house or via teleradiology, available 24 hours a day;
- D. Changes in interpretation between preliminary and final reports, as well as missed injuries, monitored through the QM program;
- E. In-house radiology technicians 24 hours a day;
- F. Computed tomography (CT) scan with an in-house CT technician 24 hours a day;
- G. Back-up CT scan capabilities;
- H. Angiography;
- I. Sonography;
- J. Magnetic resonance imaging;
- K. Nuclear scanning; and
- L. Trans-esophageal echocardiography
Authority: Education Article, §13-509, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)
Regulation .01B amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulation .03E amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulation .06C amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulation .16A amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulation .16 amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulation .18A amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulations .01—.20 repealed and new regulations .01 — .22 adopted effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)
Regulation .02B amended effective July 21, 2025 (52:14 Md. R. 714)