Section 1379.52 - Employment and Supervision of Registrants(a) A physician and surgeon who does not meet one of the requirements set forth in section 1379.40(f) shall not supervise polysomnography registrants. No physician and surgeon shall supervise more than eight polysomnographic technologists at any one time. A physician and surgeon shall comply with the supervision requirement of Section 3575(a) of the Code.(b) A supervising physician and surgeon, supervising polysomnographic technologist or other licensed health care professional shall not supervise more than a total of eight polysomnographic technicians and/or trainees at any one time. If a supervising physician and surgeon is not physically present on the premises, a supervising polysomnographic technologist or other licensed health care professional shall be physically present on the premises and available to the polysomnographic technicians and/or trainees under his/her supervision. For purposes of this article, "other licensed health care professional" means a registered nurse, physician assistant or respiratory care practitioner who possesses a current California license.(c) A supervising polysomnographic technologist and his or her supervising physician and surgeon shall establish written guidelines for the adequate supervision by the technologist of polysomnographic technicians and trainees. This requirement may be satisfied by the supervising physician and surgeon adopting protocols for some or all of the tasks performed by the technicians and trainees. Protocols shall be signed and dated by the supervising physician and surgeon and the polysomnographic technologist.(d) The delegation of procedures to a registrant or other licensed health care professional shall not relieve the supervising physician of primary continued responsibility for the welfare of the patient.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1379.52
1. New article 4 (sections 1379.52-1379.58) and section filed 1-19-2012; operative 2-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 3). Note: Authority cited: Sections 2018 and 3575, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 3575, Business and Professions Code.
1. New article 4 (sections 1379.52-1379.58) and section filed 1-19-2012; operative 2-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 3).