Section 3-1206.51 - Scope of practice(a) An individual shall be licensed by the Board of Medicine before practicing as a trauma technologist in the District of Columbia.(b) An individual licensed to practice as a trauma technologist shall have the authority to: (1) Identify respiratory emergencies and perform critical interventions with oxygen therapy equipment, including bag valve masks;(2) Identify circulatory emergencies and perform critical interventions, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation;(3) Identify, assess, and treat, as required, various eye injuries, soft tissue injuries, ligament and tendon injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, environmental emergencies, and exposure and reactions to poisons;(4) Provide topical and infiltration application of a local anesthetic,(5) Apply tourniquets, casts, immobilizers, and surgical dressings;(6) Perform phlebotomy and insert intravenous catheters; and(7) Suture lacerations and provide wound care.(c) A trauma technologist shall not:(1) Perform any surgical procedure independently;(2) Have prescriptive authority; or(3) Write any progress notes or orders on hospitalized patients.(d) Telecommunication by a physician licensed to practice in the District of Columbia may suffice as a means for directing delegated acts for a trauma technologist who is under the indirect supervision of that physician.Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 651; as added Jan. 25, 2014, D.C. Law 20-64, § 2(g), 60 DCR 16533; Feb. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-227, § 201, 66 DCR 197.