NAC652.443. Blood-gas technologist: Qualifications and activities.

     1. To qualify for a certificate as a blood-gas technologist, a person must:

     (a) Have credentials from the National Board for Respiratory Care as a certified respiratory therapist; or

     (b) Be certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care as a registered respiratory therapist.

     2. A blood-gas technologist may only perform, under the minimal review of the director or general supervisor, those diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for which he or she has adequate education, training and experience and in which he or she has demonstrated a proficiency. The blood-gas technologist may supervise the work of blood-gas technicians and assistants.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-17-86; A 10-22-93; R078-04, 8-5-2004)