§ 136.12. Medical staff.
Supporting medical staff of the service shall include:
(1) Thoracic surgeons who are either Board certified or who have attained preboard certification status. There shall be a sufficient number of surgeons within the service to allow for 24-hour-per-day continuous coverage. In a pediatric service, the medical staff shall include pediatric and thoracic surgeons who are either Board certified or who have attained preboard certification status.
(2) A Board certified medical cardiologist with subspecialty certification in cardiovascular disease or who has demonstrated competence as determined by peer review. A pediatric open heart surgery program shall include a board certified pediatric cardiologist.
(3) A cardiac catheterization team with interventional ability on call 24 hours per day.
(4) A Board certified anesthesiologist experienced in open heart anesthesia. There shall be a sufficient number of anesthesiologists within the service for 24 hour per day continuous coverage. The anesthesiologists in a service performing pediatric surgery shall have experience in pediatric anesthesia.
(5) A physician who is Board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology.
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