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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 30.08.06.20" title_num="30" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="06" heading="Burn Program Manager.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>There shall be a burn program manager (BPM) who is a registered nurse and is responsible for the organization of services and systems necessary for a multidisciplinary approach to providing care to the injured patient in collaboration and conjunction with the burn medical director (BMD).</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>This shall be a full-time (1.0 FTE) position dedicated to the management of the burn center.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Where the burn center has 1.0 FTE for the burn and trauma manager, it shall have a dedicated 1.0 FTE QM nurse coordinator.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The institution’s organization shall define the structural role of the BPM to include responsibility, accountability, and authority as reflected in the organizational chart.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The BPM shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide evidence and maintenance of qualifications including academic and burn-related education and clinical experience;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Comply with a job description developed by the hospital that reflects the role and responsibilities as defined by COMAR, and an organizational chart depicting the relationship between the BPM and other services, including the Department of Nursing/Trauma and Burn Nursing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Ensure participation in local, State, and national burn-related activities, including but not limited to EMS Advisory Councils, State burn-related committees and events, and national burn-related activities and events;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Participate in burn educational activities external to the institution’s staff development programs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Maintain and provide evidence of 8 hours annually of internal and 8 hours external burn-related CE; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Supervise burn registry staff, burn clinical performance improvement staff, injury prevention staff, and outreach staff.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>