N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43A-12.3 - Surgical staff; qualifications

(a) There shall be a physician director who is clinically responsible for the surgical service and is also board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties.

(b) Surgical procedures shall be performed only by practitioners who are licensed to practice in New Jersey and have been granted privileges to perform those procedures by the governing body of the facility, upon the recommendation of the medical staff, after medical review of each practitioner's documented education, training, experience, and current competence.

(c) A physician and a registered professional nurse, at least one of whom maintains current training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support shall be present when surgery is in progress.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.3

Amended by R.2003 d.56, effective 2/3/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 224(a), 35 New Jersey Register 857(a).
Added a new (a) and recodified former (a) and (b) as (b) and (c); rewrote (c); recodified former (c) through (e) as new 8:43A-12.4 and former (f) through (n) as new 8:43A-12.5.
Notice of readoption with technical change, effective 1/3/2022.
See: 54 N.J.R. 60(a).