Sec. 32.059. USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES. 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.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.134, eff. April 2, 2015.
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