26 Tex. Admin. Code § 511.70 - Respiratory Care Services
(a) If a limited
services rural hospital (LSRH) provides respiratory care as an outpatient
service, the services shall meet the needs of the patients in accordance with
acceptable standards of practice and shall comply with this section.
(b) The LSRH shall adopt, implement, and
enforce policies and procedures that describe respiratory care services
provision in the LSRH.
(c) The LSRH
shall provide respiratory care services only on, and in accordance with, a
physician's orders.
(d) The LSRH
shall organize respiratory care services to ensure they are appropriate to the
scope and complexity of the services offered.
(e) The LSRH shall have a medical director or
clinical director of respiratory care services who is a physician with the
knowledge, experience, and capabilities to supervise and administer the
services properly. The medical director or clinical director may serve on
either a full-time or part-time basis.
(f) The LSRH shall ensure the LSRH has an
adequate number of respiratory therapists, respiratory therapy technicians, and
other personnel who meet the qualifications specified by the medical staff,
consistent with state law.
(g) The
LSRH shall designate, in writing, personnel qualified to perform specific
procedures and the amount of supervision required for personnel to carry out
specific procedures.
(h) When
respiratory care services staff perform blood gases or other clinical
laboratory tests, the respiratory care staff shall comply with the Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA 1988) and the CLIA 1988
regulations at Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 CFR Part 493 (relating to
Laboratory Requirements).
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