§ 6634. State committee for perfusion. 1. A state committee for perfusion shall be appointed by the board of regents upon the recommendation of the commissioner as a committee of the board for medicine to advise solely in matters relating to perfusion and shall assist on matters of licensure and professional conduct.

Terms Used In N.Y. Education Law 6634

  • committee: means the state committee for perfusion created by section sixty-six hundred thirty-four of this article. See N.Y. Education Law 6630
  • perfusion: means the provision of extracorporeal or intracorporeal patient care services to support or replace the circulatory or respiratory function of a patient, including the administration of pharmacological and therapeutic agents, and blood products, and the management, treatment and monitoring of the physiological status of a patient during the operation of extracorporeal circulation equipment or intracorporeal equipment that replaces or support circulatory or respiratory functions. See N.Y. Education Law 6630

2. The committee shall consist of no fewer than eight individuals, to be composed of a minimum of the following:

a. four licensed perfusionists;

b. two licensed physicians and

c. two representatives of the public at large.