§ 123.6. Physician qualifications.

 (a)  Physician anesthetists must be able to perform all of the independent services usually required in the practice of anesthesiology, as set forth in subsection (b).

 (b)  Independent services usually required in the practice of anesthesiology include:

   (1)  Performance of accepted procedures commonly employed to render a patient insensible to pain for the performance of surgical, obstetrical, or other necessary but pain-producing clinical procedures.

   (2)  Support of life functions during the period of anesthesia.

   (3)  Provision of appropriate preanesthesia and postanesthesia management for the patient.

   (4)  Consultation regarding anesthesiology-related patient care, such as inhalation therapy, emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and special problems in pain relief, unless these responsibilities are assigned to another physician who is judged by medical staff peer evaluation to be specially well qualified and is willing and able to assume them.

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