Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3361 – Persons and practices not affected
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3361
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Physician: means a person who is licensed by the board to practice medicine in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
- Respiratory therapy: means the allied health specialty practiced under the direction and supervision of a physician involving the assessment, treatment, testing, monitoring, and care of persons with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
- Respiratory therapy education program: means a program of respiratory therapy studies accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), or their predecessor or successor organizations or an equivalent program approved by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:
(1) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed.
(2) Any person employed as a respiratory therapist by the United States government if such person provides respiratory therapy solely under the direction or control of the United States governmental organization by which he is employed.
(3) Any student pursuing a course of study in an approved respiratory therapy education program, provided that such respiratory therapy practices, activities, and services are necessary to meet the requirements of the program. Any such student shall be referred to as a “student respiratory therapist” and shall use the letters “SRT” during clinical training to denote his status as a student or trainee.
(4) Any person not licensed as a respiratory therapist who may be employed in a pulmonary testing laboratory or physician‘s office, provided such practice is confined to that laboratory or office under the direction and immediate supervision of a licensed physician.
Acts 1985, No. 408, §1; Acts 1989, No. 211, §1, eff. June 26, 1989; Acts 2007, No. 142, §2.