| License Description |
General information, terms and definitions:
"Respiratory care" shall mean the allied health professions responsible
for the treatment, management, diagnostic, testing, control, and care of
patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the
cardiopulmonary system, pursuant to the orders of a physician licensed in
the State of Mississippi, and includes "inhalation therapy" and "respiratory
therapy." "Practice of respiratory care" shall include, but not be limited to: direct
and indirect respiratory care services, including but not limited to the
administration of pharmacological, diagnostic, and therapeutic agents
related to respiratory care procedures necessary to implement a
treatment, disease prevention, pulmonary rehabilitative, or diagnostic
regimen prescribed by a physician; transcription and implementation of the
written or verbal orders of a physician pertaining to the practice of
respiratory care; observing and monitoring signs and symptoms, general
behavior, general physical response to respiratory care treatment and
diagnostic testing, including determination of whether such signs,
symptoms, reactions, behavior, or general response exhibit abnormal
characteristics; and implementation based on observed abnormalities, of
appropriate reporting, referral, respiratory care protocols or changes in
treatment, pursuant to a prescription by a person"Respiratory care practitioner" means:
a. A person employed in the practice of respiratory care who has the
knowledge and skill necessary to administer respiratory care.
b. A person who is capable of serving as a resource to the physician
in relation to the technical aspects of respiratory care as to safe and
effective methods for administering respiratory care modalities;
c. A person who is able to function in situations of unsupervised
patient contact requiring great individual judgment; and
d. A person capable of supervising, directing, and teaching less skilled
personnel in the provision of respiratory care services authorized to practice
medicine under the laws of the State of Mississippi; or the initiation of
emergency procedures under the regulations of the Board or as otherwise
permitted in this act. The practice of respiratory care may be performed in
any clinic, hospital, skilled nursing facility, private dwelling, or other place
deemed appropriate or necessary of the Board, in accordance with the
prescription or verbal order of a physician. Subchapter 4: Licensure
Rule 9.4.1 Licensure Requirements: An applicant for licensure shall submit to the
Department, verified by oath, written evidence in form and content
satisfactory to the Department that the applicant holds a credential,
conferred by the National Board of Respiratory Care, or its successor
Board, as a Certified Respiratory Technician (CRT) and/or a Registered
Respiratory Therapist (RRT), or their successor credentials, providing
such credentials have not been suspended or revoked, or at the time of
application have not lapsed.
SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §73-57-13. |