152B.1 - DEFINITIONS.
152B.1 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, unless otherwise defined or the context
otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the board of respiratory care created under
chapter 147.
2. "Department" means the Iowa department of public health.
3. "Formal training" means a supervised, structured
educational activity that includes preclinical didactic and
laboratory activities and clinical activities approved by an
accrediting agency recognized by the board, and including an
evaluation of competence through a standardized testing mechanism
that is determined by the board to be both valid and reliable.
4. "Qualified medical director" means a licensed physician or
surgeon who is a member of a hospital's or health care facility's
active medical staff and who has special interest and knowledge in
the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory problems, is qualified by
special training or experience in the management of acute and chronic
respiratory disorders, is responsible for the quality, safety, and
appropriateness of the respiratory care services provided, and is
readily accessible to the respiratory care practitioners to assure
their competency.
5. "Respiratory care" includes "respiratory therapy" or
"inhalation therapy".
6. "Respiratory care education program" means a course of
study leading to eligibility for registration or certification in
respiratory care which is recognized or approved by the board.
7. "Respiratory care practitioner" or "practitioner"
means a person who meets all of the following:
a. Is qualified in the practice of cardiorespiratory care and
has the knowledge and skill necessary to administer respiratory care
as defined in section 152B.3.
b. Is capable of serving as a resource to the physician in
relation to the technical aspects of cardiorespiratory care and to
safe and effective methods for administering respiratory care
modalities.
c. Is able to function in situations of unsupervised patient
contact requiring individual judgment.
d. Is capable of supervising, directing, or teaching less
skilled personnel in the provision of respiratory care services.
8. "Respiratory therapist" means a person who has
successfully completed a respiratory care education program for
training respiratory therapists and has passed the registry
examination for respiratory therapists administered by the national
board for respiratory care or a respiratory therapy licensure
examination approved by the board.
9. "Respiratory therapy technician" means a person who has
successfully completed a respiratory care education program for
training therapists and has passed the certification examination for
respiratory therapy technicians administered by the national board
for respiratory care or a respiratory therapist technicians'
licensure examination approved by the board. Section History: Recent Form
85 Acts, ch 151, § 1
CS85, § 135F.1
90 Acts, ch 1193, § 1
C93, § 152B.1
96 Acts, ch 1036, § 31; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §128