Quick Hits
Scope of Practice Inquiries/Responses
The Board often receives inquiries regarding a respiratory care practitioner's scope of practice. The table below provides a summary of those inquiries and the Board's responses. The inquiries and responses are listed below alphabetically by subject and in reverse chronological order.
Subject(s) |
Date | Ref # |
|---|---|---|
| RCP's Performing Assessments | 06/27/05 | 2005-C-19 |
| Staffing for Ventilator Patients | 06/27/05 | 2005-C-18 |
| Non-Licensed Person Setting Up a CPAP | 06/27/05 | 2005-C-11 |
| Transporting of Neonatal Patients | 05/31/05 | 2005-C-03 |
| Non-Licensed Personnel Adjusting Oxygen | 05/18/05 | 2005-C-06 |
| Bronchopulmonary Hygiene | 05/17/05 | 2004-C-34 |
| RN's working as RCP's | 05/17/05 | 2004-C-32 |
| Protocols on Reviewing Stat X-rays | 02/16/05 | 2004-C-30 |
| Protocols / Writing Medication Order | 11/16/04 | 2004-C-27 |
| CPR Card | 9/29/04 | 2004-C-21 |
| Set-Up or Application of Home Medical Devices | 9/9/04 | 2004-C-18 |
| Patient Assessment and Triage | 9/9/04 | 2004-C-17 |
| Albuterol Protocol | 9/9/04 | 2004-C-16 |
| Verbal Orders | 9/9/04 | 2004-C-15 |
| Laser Hair Removal | 9/9/04 | 2004-C-13 |
| Oxygen Bars | 9/16/04 | 2004-C-11 |
| Independent Contractor | 5/27/04 | 2004-C-10 |
| Protocols | 5/4/04 | 2004-C-09 |
| AB1087 - Arterial Blood Draw | 3/15/04 | 2004-C-08 |
| Recover a Patient | 3/15/04 | 2004-C-05 |
| Disagree With Doctor's Order | 3/15/04 | 2004-C-04 |
| Appropriate Staffing Levels | 3/12/04 | 2003-C-34 |
| Registered Nurse in Charge of Day-to-Day Operations of a Respiratory Care Department | 3/5/04 | 2003-C-28 |
| Medication Access/Administration Delivery | 3/0304 | 2004-C-06 |
| Medical Assistants | 2/25/04 | 2003-C-23 |
| Concurrent Therapy | 8/14/03 | 2003-C-16 |
| Stacking Therapy/Concurrent Therapy | 5/29/03 | 2003-C-15 |
