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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 509 - FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER C - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
SECTION/RULE ยง509.52 - Respiratory Services
Chapter Review Date 10/22/2024

(a) The facility shall meet the respiratory needs of the patients in accordance with acceptable standards of practice.(b) The facility shall adopt, implement, and enforce policies and procedures that describe the provision of respiratory care services in the facility.(c) The organization of the respiratory care services shall be appropriate to the scope and complexity of the services offered.(d) Personnel qualified to perform specific procedures and the amount of supervision required for personnel to carry out specific procedures shall be designated in writing.(e) If blood gases or other clinical laboratory tests are performed, staff shall comply with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 in accordance with the requirements specified in Code of Federal Regulations,