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Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 603.004

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a qualified perfusionist employed by the United States government while discharging official duties;
(2) a person licensed by another health professional licensing board if the person:
(A) does not directly or indirectly represent to the public that the person is licensed under this chapter and does not use a name, title, or other designation indicating that the person is licensed under this chapter; and
(B) confines the scope of the person’s practice to that authorized by the law under which the person is licensed as a health professional;
(3) a student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program if the perfusion services performed by the student:
(A) are an integral part of the student’s course of study; and
(B) are directly supervised by a licensed perfusionist who:
(i) is assigned to supervise the student; and
(ii) is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area;
(4) a person who successfully completes an approved perfusion education program but has not been issued a provisional license under Section 603.259 if the person:
(A) complies with Section 603.259(c); and
(B) receives a provisional license not later than the 180th day after the date the person successfully completes the program; or
(5) a person performing autotransfusion or blood conservation techniques under the supervision of a licensed physician.