Texas Occupations Code
§ 603.003 — PRACTICE OF PERFUSION
OC § 603.003Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT · Ch. 603. PERFUSIONISTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Extracorporeal circulation" means the diversion of a patient's blood through a heart-lung machine or a similar device that assumes the functions of the patient's heart, lungs, or both.
(2)"Perfusion protocol" means a perfusion-related policy or protocol developed or approved by a licensed health facility or a physician through collaboration with administrators, licensed perfusionists, and other health professionals.
(b)A person practices perfusion under this chapter when the person performs activities necessary to:
(1)support, treat, measure, or supplement the cardiovascular, circulatory, or respiratory system, or a combination of those activities; or
(2)ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring the parameters of the systems under the order and supervision of a licensed physician.
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Legislative history
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.