Rule 15-12-32-6.1.17 - Clinical Support Services-Radiological Services1. A radiological service must have a certified radiological technician in-house 24 hours/day and immediately available at all times for general radiological procedures. Sonography, angiography, and MRI must be available to the pediatric trauma team. A technician must be in-house and immediately available for computerized tomography (CT) for both head and body. Specialty procedures such as angiography, MRI, and sonography may be covered with a technician on-call. If the technician is not in-house 24 hours/day for special procedures, the trauma PI process must document and monitor that the procedure is promptly available.2. 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 ensure the preliminary interpretations are promptly reported to the pediatric trauma team and the trauma PI program must monitor all changes in interpretations.3. Written policy should exist delineating the prioritization/availability of the CT scanner for pediatric trauma patients. The trauma PI process must ensure that pediatric trauma patients are accompanied by appropriately trained licensed providers and that the appropriate resuscitation and monitoring are provided during transport to and while in the radiology department.15 Miss. Code. R. 12-32-6.1.17
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-5