Any certified dialysis patient care technician employed in an outpatient or hospital dialysis unit may administer saline, heparin or lidocaine as necessary to initiate or terminate a patient's dialysis. The ratio of on-duty staff providing direct patient care to dialysis patients shall be at least three to nine, and at least one of the three on-duty direct patient care staff persons shall be a registered nurse licensed to practice in this state. For purposes of this section, “certified dialysis patient care technician” means a person who has obtained certification as a dialysis patient care technician by an organization approved by the Department of Public Health.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-269a
Administration of dialysis medications by certified dialysis patient care technicians
(P.A. 05-66, S. 1; P.A. 06-195, S. 7.) History: P.A. 06-195 provided that dialysis patient care technicians are to be certified, specified that dialysis units must be outpatient…
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