Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 158.13 - Medical staff(a) Each transplantation program shall have at least one transplantation surgeon and one transplantation physician who are either Board certified or who have attained preboard certification status, members of the hospital's active medical staff and who meet the requirements established by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to serve in that capacity.(b) Each transplantation center shall have supporting medical staff to provide necessary services to transplant patients. Required medical staff shall be available at all times and shall include the following:(1) Nephrology services comprised of at least one nephrologist who is either Board certified or who has attained preboard certification status in nephrology with the American Board of Internal Medicine or an equivalent Board. The nephrologist may also serve as the transplant physician.(2) Pathology services with a pathologist who is either certified or who has attained preboard certification status with the American Board of Clinical Pathology or an equivalent Board. The pathology service shall be available for studying and reporting promptly the pathological responses to transplantation.(3) Anesthesiology services with an anesthesiologist who is either certified or who has attained preboard certification status with the American Board of Anesthesiology or an equivalent Board. Anesthesiology shall identify a team for transplantation that is trained in transplant surgery and is available at all times.(4) Radiology services with a radiologist who is certified by the American Board of Radiology or an equivalent Board. A radiologist shall have 1 year of training or 2 years experience in imaging techniques used in transplantation of the applicable organ and shall be available at all times.(5) An internist who is certified in infectious diseases by the American Board of Internal Medicine or an equivalent Board and who shall be readily available to transplant patients. The internist shall have both the professional skills and the laboratory resources needed to discover, identify and manage the complications from organisms encountered in transplant patients.(6) Psychiatric services with a psychiatrist who is either currently certified or who has attained preboard certification status in psychiatry with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or an equivalent Board. The psychiatrist shall be available to meet the psychiatric needs of transplant patients. This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 158.3 (relating to scope); 28 Pa. Code § 158.31 (relating to kidney transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.33 (relating to liver transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.34 (relating to lung and heart/lung transplantation programs); 28 Pa. Code § 158.35 (relating to pancreas transplantation programs); and 28 Pa. Code § 158.37 (relating to pediatric transplantation programs).