§ 123.4. Director.
(a) When there is a department of anesthesia, it shall be directed by a physician member of the medical staff who, whenever possible, is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology or is in the certification stream and has successfully completed an approved residency training program in anesthesiology.
(b) The director of anesthesia services shall have administrative responsibility for the services provided by the anesthesia department. His responsibilities shall be established by the governing body of the hospital and shall include the following:
(1) Establishment of criteria and procedures for the evaluation of the quality of all anesthesia care rendered wherever it is required in the hospital.
(2) Recommending what equipment is necessary for administering anesthesia and related resuscitation efforts.
(3) Development of hospital rules concerning anesthesia safety.
(4) Participation in the hospital’s program of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if any; consultation on management of acute and chronic respiratory insufficiency; and, where appropriate, consultation on other diagnostic and therapeutic measures.
(5) Participation, where appropriate, as instructor in the hospital’s program of continuing education in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, respiratory therapy, and the use of related equipment.
Authority The provisions of this § 123.4 issued under 67 Pa.C.S. § § 6101—6104; and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 (71 P. S. § 755-2).
Source The provisions of this § 123.4 amended September 19, 1980, effective September 20, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 3761. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (37862).
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