Blood gas analysis, and maintenance and quality assurance of a blood gas laboratory may not be performed by any practitioner licensed under this chapter unless:

(1) In the case of a registered respiratory therapist or certified respiratory therapist, the registered respiratory therapist or certified respiratory therapist:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-27-115

  • assistant: means any person certified as such pursuant to this chapter, who has:
    (A) Received on-the-job training equivalent to at least one thousand (1,000) hours of clinical training in respiratory care, during an eighteen (18) consecutive month period. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
  • Board: means the board of respiratory care. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
  • Certified respiratory therapist: means any person who has obtained the credential "certified respiratory therapist" (CRT) or the credential "certified respiratory therapy technician" (CRTT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Registered respiratory therapist: means any person who has obtained the credential "registered respiratory therapist" (RRT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(A) Has been trained in blood gas analysis as approved by the board;
(B) Has been granted a license by the board bearing the endorsement “ABG analyst”; and
(C) Holds either the NBRC credentials “CRT,” “CRTT” or “RRT” or has passed a board approved examination testing competency for blood gas analysis; and
(2) In the case of a respiratory assistant:

(A) Has been trained in blood gas analysis as approved by the board;
(B) Has been granted a license by the board bearing the endorsement “ABG analyst”; and
(C) Has passed a board approved examination testing competency for blood gas analysis. The National Board for Respiratory Care entry level examination, as provided to the board by the NBRC, by contract, is the examination accepted by the board. This examination will not grant the respiratory assistant the NBRC credential. In addition, the board reserves the right to write its own state council examination or contract with other national testing organizations.
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