Sec. 32.059. USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES

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The department 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 therapist 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 therapist is practicable and cost-neutral or cost-effective.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

                    
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