The hospital shall have:

1. A. The following physician coverage:

   1. (1) An ophthalmology fellow or ophthalmology resident in house 24 hours a day, to be at the bedside within 30 minutes for emergent consultation requests, with a board-certified or board-eligible ophthalmologist on call and available to be at the bedside within 60 minutes for emergent consultation requests; and
   2. (2) A board-certified or board-eligible emergency medicine physician in house 24 hours a day for eye trauma triage, with a board-certified or board-eligible attending ophthalmologist on call and available be at the bedside within 60 minutes for emergent consultation; and
2. B. Ophthalmic subspecialty coverage on call and available 24 hours a day for vitreoretinal, oculoplastics, and anterior segment surgery.

Authority: Education Article, §13-509, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 3, 1999 (26:9 Md. R. 731)

Regulation .01A amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)

Regulation .01C, D amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .02 amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .03 amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .05 amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972); March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .05D amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)

Regulation .07B amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933); March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .08 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933); March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)