314A.100 Scope of practice.
(1) A respiratory care practitioner may perform respiratory care procedures under
medical direction with documented competency, in accordance with agency or <br>facility guidelines and only in accordance with the prescription of a physician. The <br>procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the assessment and therapeutic use <br>of the following: medical gases, exclusive of general anesthesia; aerosols, <br>humidification, environmental control systems; pharmacologic agents related to <br>cardiopulmonary procedures, unless prohibited by the medical staff of the licensed <br>health-care facility; mechanical or physiological ventilatory support; <br>bronchopulmonary hygiene, maintenance of the natural airways; insertion without <br>cutting tissues and maintenance of artificial airways; specific assessment and testing <br>procedures such as drawing and analyzing of arterial blood gases employed in the <br>medical measurement and monitoring of cardiac function as it relates to pulmonary <br>pathophysiology.
(2) The practice of respiratory care may be performed in hospitals or in other settings
where respiratory care is to be provided in accordance with a prescription of a <br>physician. In addition, respiratory care may be provided during the transportation of <br>a patient, or under any circumstances where an emergency necessitates respiratory <br>care.
(3) The respiratory care practitioner may transcribe and implement a physician's written
or verbal orders pertaining to the practice of respiratory care procedures as defined <br>in this section.
(4) The respiratory care practitioner's scope of practice shall include practice standards
and guidelines as developed by the American Association for Respiratory Care, or <br>its equivalent, and as incorporated by the board through promulgation of <br>administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 201, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.
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