Fatigue Mitigation Transportation Reimbursement for Trainees

This MedStar Health Graduate Medical Education (GME) policy establishes a policy for all training programs within MedStar Health to use for reimbursement requests from fatigued trainees using transportation to get home safely.

Scope

This policy will apply to all House Staff who participate in GME training programs within the MedStar Health system.

Definitions

• House Staff or House Staff officer – refers to all interns, residents and fellows enrolled in a MedStar Health training program.
• Graduate Medical Education Training Program – refers to a residency or fellowship educational program.
• Transportation Service – service such as Uber, Lyft, taxi. It must be a basic service (Uber Plus, Lyft Black, etc. do not qualify).

Responsibilities/Requirements

• Trainees may use a transportation service to get home if they feel they are too fatigued to get home safely.
• The house staff member must contact the program director, or his/her approved designee, within 24 hours of use to request and receive approval for the use of alternative transportation.
• Written approval for the use of alternative transportation home must be forwarded to GME along with the receipt for reimbursement within thirty (30) days from the date of usage (ex. Email from program director or designee).
• The end location of the service must be the house officer’s verifiable home address.