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

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

### Chapter 08 — Pediatric Trauma Center Standards

#### Regulation .10 Radiological Specialty Capabilities.

*COMAR 30.08.08.10*

The hospital shall have:

A. Radiological specialty capabilities and equipment to handle all injured children;

B. Qualified pediatric radiologists and staff available within 60 minutes of consultation notification to perform complex imaging studies or interventional procedures 24 hours a day;

C. A board-certified or board-eligible radiology attending physician on call who shall provide interpretations of radiographs within 30 minutes, in house or via teleradiology, available 24 hours a day;

D. Changes in interpretation between preliminary and final reports, as well as missed injuries, monitored through the QM program;

E. In-house radiology technicians 24 hours a day;

F. Computed tomography (CT) scan with an in-house CT technician 24 hours a day;

G. Back-up CT scan capabilities;

H. Angiography;

I. Sonography;

J. Magnetic resonance imaging;

K. Nuclear scanning; and

L. Trans-esophageal echocardiography