D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-10699
As used in this chapter the following terms have the meanings ascribed:
Board - the Board of Medicine, established by § 203(a) of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03(a) (1) (2012 Repl.).
Committee - the Advisory Committee on Trauma Technologists, established by § 203(a) of the Act. D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03(a) (2012 Repl.).
Immediately available - physically present in the emergency room suite and capable of responding to the trauma technologist and the patient as medically appropriate.
Practice by trauma technologists - means the provision of emergency medical care to trauma patients in a Level 1 trauma facility as designated by the Director of the Department of Health pursuant to Chapters 27 and 28 of Subtitle B of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (22-B DCMR §§ 2700et seq. and §§ 2800et seq.), under either the direct or indirect supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the District of Columbia.
Trauma technologist - a person licensed to practice as a trauma technologist under the Act, or meeting the requirements for licensure in the District, regardless of whether he or she are licensed in fact, until January 25, 2016.
Emergency room suite - includes the emergency room of any hospital or Level 1 trauma facility, as well as contiguous examination rooms, surgical suites and recovery rooms.
Supervising physician - a physician licensed by the Board who may delegate specified duties to a licensed trauma technologist, and oversees and accepts responsibility for the trauma technologist.
The definitions in § 4099 of Chapter 40 of this title and the Act are incorporated by reference into and are applicable to this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-10699