# COMAR Title 30 — Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

## Subtitle 08 — Designation of Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

### Chapter 06 — Adult and Pediatric Burn Center Standards

#### Regulation .11 Other Programs.

*COMAR 30.08.06.11*

A. Medical Staff Education.

  (1) A burn center shall have an educational program for the medical staff.

  (2) If residents rotate on the burn service, a burn service director or the director’s designee shall provide an orientation program for new residents.

B. Infection Control Program.

  (1) A burn center shall have effective means of isolation that are consistent with principles or universal precautions and barrier techniques to decrease the risk of cross-infection and cross-contamination.

  (2) A burn center shall:

    (a) Provide ongoing review and analysis of nosocomial infection data and risk factors that relate to infection prevention and control for burn patients; and

    (b) Make these data available to the burn service in order to assess infection risk for burn unit patients.

C. Continuity of Care Program. A burn center shall have access to the following services:

  (1) Recreational or child-life therapy;

  (2) Psychosocial support for family members or other significant persons;

  (3) Availability for continuing age appropriate academic courses for the patient;

  (4) Coordinated discharge planning;

  (5) Follow-up after hospital discharge;

  (6) Access to community resources;

  (7) Evaluation of the patient’s physical, psychological, developmental, and vocational status; and

  (8) Planning for future rehabilitative and reconstructive needs.