Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 33 - Polysomnographic Technologists and Technicians › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XLV-3303 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As used in this
					 Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified.
Advisory Committee on Polysomnography
or
the committee
-
the committee
established in
						R.S.
						37:2864.
Applicant
- an individual who has applied
						to the board for a license or permit to practice polysomnographic technology in
						the state of Louisiana.
Application
- a request directed to and
						received by the board, in a format approved by the board, for a license or
						permit to practice polysomnographic technology in the state of Louisiana,
						together with all information, certificates, documents, and other materials
						required by the board to be submitted therewith.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
or
AASM
-the national organization that establishes accreditation
						standards for sleep centers and sleep labs.
American Board of Sleep Medicine
or
ABSM
-the national organization developed for the purpose of
						establishing and maintaining standards for sleep disorders medicine, which also
						offers the sleep technologist registry examination and issues the registered
						sleep technologist credential.
Board
- the Louisiana State Board of
						Medical Examiners, as established in
						R.S.
						37:1263.
Board of Registered Polysomnographic
						Technologists
or
BRPT
-the national credentialing
						agency for polysomnographic technologists, or its successor organization.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
						Education Programs
or
CAAHEP
-the national agency that
						reviews and accredits educational programs of allied health sciences for the
						purpose of establishing and maintaining national standards.
Direction and Supervision of a
						Physician-
responsible direction and control by a physician for the
						proper performance of polysomnographic technology. Such direction and
						supervision shall not be construed to require the physical presence of the
						supervising physician provided that the physician is immediately available to
						furnish assistance and direction, either in person or by telephone or by
						electronic means, throughout the performance of the polysomnographic procedure
						or service.
Direct Supervision
-supervision by a
						physician or a qualified health care provider currently licensed by the board,
						whose scope of practice includes polysomnography, who is present in the area
						where the procedure or service is being performed and is available to furnish
						assistance and direction throughout the procedure or service.
Good Moral Character
- as applied to an
						applicant, means that:
a. the applicant has not, prior to or during the pendency
						of an application to the board, been guilty of any act, omission, condition, or
						circumstance which would provide legal cause under
						R.S.
						37:2867 or Chapter 63 of these rules for the
						denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or permit to practice
						polysomnographic technology;
b. the applicant has not, prior to or in connection with
						his or her application, made any representation to the board, knowingly or
						unknowingly, which is in fact false or misleading as to a material fact or
						omits to state any fact or matter that is material to the application;
						or
c. the applicant has not made any representation or
						failed to make a representation or engaged in any act or omission which is
						false, deceptive, fraudulent, or misleading in achieving or obtaining any of
						the qualifications for a license or permit required by this Chapter.
License
or
Licensure
-the lawful authority to engage in the practice of
						polysomnographic technology in this state, as evidenced by a certificate duly
						issued by and under the official seal of the board.
Louisiana Polysomnographic Practice Act
or
the Act
-R.S. 37:2861-2870 as may be amended.
Permit
-the lawful authority to engage in
						the practice of polysomnographic technology in the state of Louisiana for a
						designated period of time, as evidenced by a certificate duly issued by and
						under the official seal of the board. A
permit
is of
						determinate, limited duration and implies no right or entitlement to the
						issuance of a license or to permit renewal except as provided in these
						rules.
Physician
- an individual licensed by the
						board to practice medicine in this state as evidenced by a current license duly
						issued by the board.
Polysomnography
- the performance of
						sleep diagnostics in any setting or location under the direction and
						supervision of a physician who has performed a comprehensive clinical
						evaluation and on the basis of this evaluation has ordered the sleep diagnostic
						study.
Polysomnographic Technician
or
Technician
or
Permit Technician
- an allied
						health professional who possesses a current permit duly issued by the board
						under this Chapter to practice
polysomnographic
technology
						under the direct supervision of a physician or a qualified allied health
						professional currently licensed by the board whose scope of practice includes
polysomnography
.
Polysomnographic Technologist
or
Technologist
- an allied health professional who possesses a
						current license to practice polysomnographic technology issued by the board to
						perform both diagnostic and therapeutic polysomnograms under the direction and
						supervision of a physician.
Polysomnographic Technology
- the allied
						health specialty practiced under the direction and supervision of a physician
						involving the attended monitoring and testing of individuals suffering from any
						sleep disorder as classified in the international classification of sleep
						disorders. Such procedures include but are not limited to the following,
						conducted only upon the written prescription or verbal order of a physician and
						under his or her direction and supervision:
a. application of electrodes and apparatus necessary to
						monitor and evaluate sleep disturbances, including positive airway pressure on
						spontaneously breathing patients and the application of devices which allow a
						physician to diagnose sleep disorders, which disorders include sleep breathing
						disorders, movement disorders, disorders of excessive somnolence, and
						physiologic impotence;
b. institution of any type of physiologic monitoring
						applicable to polysomnography;
c. initiation of treatment changes and testing techniques
						required for the implementation of polysomnographic protocols under the
						supervision and direction of a physician;
d. set-up of the positive air pressure equipment in the
						patient's home, instructions including use of the equipment and adjustment of
						the settings, exclusive of delivery and directions on turning the equipment on
						and off;
e. education of patients and their families about their
						sleep disorders and monitoring their progress in treatment of such disorders;
						and
f. provided, however, that:
i. other than an esophageal pressure monitoring probe,
polysomnographic technology
does not include the application
						or insertion of any device or appliance that extends into the trachea or
						esophagus or that attaches to an artificial airway; and
ii. if invasive ventilation is used during a titration
						study, a respiratory therapist or a physician shall be physically
						present.
Supervising Physician-
a qualified
						physician who provides direction and supervision to an individual who is
						licensed, or direct supervision to one who holds a permit, to practice
						polysomnographic technology in this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2861-2870 and
						37:1270(B)(6).