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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 32.059

USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 1, eff

The executive commissioner by rule shall require that respiratory therapy services for ventilator-dependent persons furnished as part of a plan of care under this chapter be provided by a respiratory care practitioner authorized to practice respiratory care under Chapter 604, Occupations Code, when:

(1) respiratory therapy is determined by the recipient's treating physician to be the most effective method of treatment; and

(2) the use of a respiratory care practitioner is practicable and cost-neutral or cost-effective.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.