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Tex. Occ. Code § 603.004

APPLICATION OF CHAPTER

Known as the Licensed Perfusionists Act

The act spans §§ 603–603 (72 sections).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a qualified perfusionist employed by the United States government while discharging official duties;

(2) a person licensed by another health professional licensing board if the person:

(A) does not directly or indirectly represent to the public that the person is licensed under this chapter and does not use a name, title, or other designation indicating that the person is licensed under this chapter; and

(B) confines the scope of the person's practice to that authorized by the law under which the person is licensed as a health professional;

(3) a student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program if the perfusion services performed by the student:

(A) are an integral part of the student's course of study; and

(B) are directly supervised by a licensed perfusionist who:

(i) is assigned to supervise the student; and

(ii) is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area;

(4) a person who successfully completes an approved perfusion education program but has not been issued a provisional license under Section 603.259 if the person:

(A) complies with Section 603.259(c); and

(B) receives a provisional license not later than the 180th day after the date the person successfully completes the program; or

(5) a person performing autotransfusion or blood conservation techniques under the supervision of a licensed physician.

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