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Florida Statutes > Chapter 468 > Part V – Respiratory Therapy » LawServer
Florida Statutes > Chapter 468 > Part V
Florida Statutes > Chapter 468 > Part V – Respiratory Therapy
§ 468.35 Short title
§ 468.351 Purpose and intent; application
§ 468.352 Definitions
§ 468.353 Board of Respiratory Care; powers and duties
§ 468.354 Board of Respiratory Care; organization; function
§ 468.355 Licensure requirements
§ 468.358 Licensure by endorsement
§ 468.359 Assumption of title and use of abbreviations
§ 468.36 Current address
§ 468.361 Renewal of licensure; continuing education
§ 468.363 Reactivation of licensure; continuing education
§ 468.364 Fees; establishment; disposition
§ 468.365 Disciplinary grounds and actions
§ 468.366 Penalties for violations
§ 468.367 Injunctive relief
§ 468.368 Exemptions
§ 468.369 Payment or reimbursement by hospitals of costs of compliance with part
Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 468 > Part V
Board: means the Board of Respiratory Care. See Florida Statutes 468.352
Certified respiratory therapist: means any person licensed pursuant to this part who is certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor; who is employed to deliver respiratory care services, under the order of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, in accordance with protocols established by a hospital or other health care provider or the board; and who functions in situations of unsupervised patient contact requiring individual judgment. See Florida Statutes 468.352
Commission: means the Florida Public Service Commission. See Florida Statutes 468.314
Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 468.352
Electric utility: means any municipal electric utility, investor-owned electric utility, or rural electric cooperative which owns, maintains, or operates an electric generation, transmission, or distribution system within the state. See Florida Statutes 468.314
Public utility: means every person, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity and their lessees, trustees, or receivers supplying electricity or gas (natural, manufactured, or similar gaseous substance) to or for the public within this state; but the term "public utility" does not include either a cooperative now or hereafter organized and existing under the Rural Electric Cooperative Law of the state; a municipality or any agency thereof; any dependent or independent special natural gas district; any natural gas transmission pipeline company making only sales or transportation delivery of natural gas at wholesale and to direct industrial consumers; any entity selling or arranging for sales of natural gas which neither owns nor operates natural gas transmission or distribution facilities within the state; or a person supplying liquefied petroleum gas, in either liquid or gaseous form, irrespective of the method of distribution or delivery, or owning or operating facilities beyond the outlet of a meter through which natural gas is supplied for compression and delivery into motor vehicle fuel tanks or other transportation containers, unless such person also supplies electricity or manufactured or natural gas. See Florida Statutes 468.314
Registered respiratory therapist: means any person licensed under this part who is registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor, and who is employed to deliver respiratory care services under the order of a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, in accordance with protocols established by a hospital or other health care provider or the board, and who functions in situations of unsupervised patient contact requiring individual judgment. See Florida Statutes 468.352
Respiratory care practitioner: means any person licensed under this part who is employed to deliver respiratory care services, under direct supervision, pursuant to the order of a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. See Florida Statutes 468.352
Respiratory care services: includes :
(a) Evaluation and disease management. See Florida Statutes 468.352
respiratory therapy: means the allied health specialty associated with the cardiopulmonary system that is practiced under the orders of a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 and in accordance with protocols, policies, and procedures established by a hospital or other health care provider or the board, including the assessment, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, management, control, rehabilitation, education, and care of patients in all care settings. See Florida Statutes 468.352