048-25 Wyo. Code R. §§ 25-9 - Medical Director

(a) Prior to licensure, a center shall employ and designate a medical director.

(b) A person is eligible to serve as a medical director, including the center administrator, if the person is a Wyoming licensed physician and:

(i) Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine; or

(ii) Board Certified in Internal Medicine with a minimum of 3 years of emergency medicine experience; or

(iii) Board Certified in Family Medicine with a minimum of 3 years of emergency medicine experience.

(c) The medical director shall:

(i) Establish minimum staff qualifications for the provision of care based on necessary education, experience and specialized training, consistent with State law and acceptable standards of practice;

(ii) Promulgate written protocols necessary for the provision of services at the center;

(iii) Oversee and evaluate the provision of services at the center;

(iv) Promulgate a list of equipment, supplies, drugs, and biologicals, which are necessary to provide emergency services and must be available at the center at all times;

(v) Direct the center's infection control program, quality management program, and patient transfer program;

(vi) Be on-site at the center as necessary to fulfill the duties imposed by these Rules and the center's governing body; and

(vii) Ensure that at all times a practitioner or RN is on-site at the center who possesses the following certifications:

(A) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS);

(B) Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or an Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Course; and

(C) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Notes

048-25 Wyo. Code R. §§ 25-9

Adopted, Eff. 6/27/2019.