"Board" means the board of respiratory care
and polysomnography.
"Direct supervision" means that the
respiratory care and polysomnography practitioner or the polysomnographic
technologist providing supervision must be present where the polysomnographic
procedure is being performed and immediately available to furnish assistance
and direction throughout the performance of the procedure.
"General supervision" means that the
polysomnographic procedure is provided under a physician's or qualified health
care professional prescriber's overall direction and control, but the
physician's or qualified health care professional prescriber's presence is not
required during the performance of the procedure.
"Physician" means a person who is currently
licensed in Iowa to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and
surgery, is board-certified, and is actively involved in the sleep medicine
center or laboratory.
"Polysomnographic student" means a person
who is enrolled in a program approved by the board and who may provide
sleep-related services under the direct supervision of a respiratory care and
polysomnography practitioner or a polysomnographic technologist as part of the
person's education program.
"Polysomnographic technician" means a person
who has graduated from a program approved by the board, but has not yet
received an accepted national credential awarded from an examination program
approved by the board and who may provide sleep-related services under the
direct supervision of a licensed respiratory care and polysomnography
practitioner or a licensed polysomnographic technologist for a period of up to
30 days following graduation while awaiting credentialing examination
scheduling and results.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-265.1
Adopted by
IAB
December 23, 2015/Volume XXXVIII, Number 13, effective
1/27/2016
Amended by
IAB
June 26, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 27, effective
7/31/2024
