Which statement best describes at-home call (pager call) in duty-hour rules?

• A. Call taken from outside the assigned site; counts toward the 80-hour-per-week limit but does not restart the clock for time off between scheduled in-house clinical and educational work periods.
• B. Call taken from within the hospital; does not count toward the 80-hour limit.
• C. At-home calls do not count toward the 80-hour limit.
• D. At-home call may be scheduled on a resident's one free day per week.

Answer: (A)