Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1342 – Exceptions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1342
- Perfusion: means the functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiovascular, circulatory, respiratory systems or other organs, or a combination of those activities, and to ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring and analyzing the parameters:
(a) The use of extracorporeal circulation, long-term cardiopulmonary support techniques, including extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and associated therapeutic and diagnostic techniques. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1333
- Perfusionist: means a person, qualified by academic and clinical education, to operate the extracorporeal circulation equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or replace a person's cardiopulmonary, circulatory, or respiratory function. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1333
The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:
(1) A person licensed in this state as a registered nurse performing perfusion services or a person licensed under any other provision of law engaging in the practice for which he is licensed.
(2) A student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program performing perfusion services if perfusion services performed by the student are an integral part of the student’s course of study, and are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed perfusionist who is assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area.
Acts 2003, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.