N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-7.15

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

Section 8:43G-7.15 - Cardiac catheterization staff qualifications

(a) There shall be a director of cardiac catheterization who is board certified in internal medicine in the subspecialty of cardio-vascular disease, and who has completed at least one year of additional training in cardiac catheterization and has performed at least 200 cardiac procedures as the primary operator.

(b) Any physician performing cardiac catheterization as primary operator in the cardiac catheterization laboratory shall meet one of the following qualifications:

1. Is board certified in internal medicine and the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease and has completed the current training and experience requirement in cardiac catheterization, including twelve months experience in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, as required by the American Board of Internal Medicine; or

2. Is board eligible in the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease, has completed the current training and experience requirement in cardiac catheterization, including 12 months experience in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, as required by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is examined for certification within two years of initial cardiac board eligibility.

(c) Each physician performing diagnostic cardiac catheterization and angiography without supervision shall have performed at least 200 cardiac catheterizations or angiography studies as the primary operator.

(d) Each physician shall perform a minimum of 50 procedures per year with a minimum of 100 procedures over a two year period.

(e) The circulating nurse in the cardiac catheterization laboratory shall be certified in basic cardiac life support.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-7.15

Amended by R.1992 d.72, effective 2/18/1992.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2590(a), 24 New Jersey Register 590(a).
Qualifications for cardiac surgery primary operator specified at (b).
Amended by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).
In (a), deleted a reference to experience, and added "and has performed at least 200 cardiac procedures as the primary operator" at the end; in (c), deleted a former second sentence; inserted a new (d); and recodified former (d) as (e).