15 Miss. Code. R. 12-32-3.4.2 - Radiological Service

1. A radiological service must have a certified radiological technician in-house 24 hours/day and immediately available at all times for general radiological procedures. It is desirable to have a technician in-house and immediately available for computerized tomography (CT) for both head and body. If the technician is not in-house 24 hours/day for special procedures the performance improvement process must document and monitor that the procedure is promptly available.

2. Sonography and Angiography must be available to the trauma team. It is desirable that MRI services be available to the trauma team. Specialty procedures such as angiography and sonography may be covered with a technician on-call.

3. A board-certified radiologist should administer the department and participate actively in the trauma education and PI process. A staff radiologist must be promptly available, when requested, for the interpretation of radiographs, performance of complex imaging studies or interventional procedures. The radiologist must insure the preliminary interpretations are promptly reported to the trauma team and the PI program must monitor all changes in interpretation.

4. Written policy should exist delineating the prioritization/availability of the CT scanner for trauma patients. The PI process must endure that trauma patients are accompanied by appropriately trained licensed providers and that the appropriate resuscitation and monitoring are provided during transportation to and while in the radiology department.

5. The radiologist must ensure the preliminary interpretations are promptly reported to the trauma team and the PI Program must monitor all changes in interpretation.

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15 Miss. Code. R. 12-32-3.4.2

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-5