Nebraska Statutes 38-3206. Respiratory care practitioner, defined
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Respiratory care practitioner means:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-3206
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Respiratory care: means the health specialty responsible for the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3205
(1) Any person employed in the practice of respiratory care who has the knowledge and skill necessary to administer respiratory care to patients of all ages with varied cardiopulmonary diseases and to patients in need of critical care and who is capable of serving as a resource to the physician and other health professionals in relation to the technical aspects of respiratory care including effective and safe methods for administering respiratory care; and
(2) A person capable of supervising, directing, or teaching less skilled personnel in the provision of respiratory care services.
Source
- Laws 1986, LB 277, § 9;
- Laws 1999, LB 828, § 138;
- Laws 2003, LB 242, § 61;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,227;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 1072.