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Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter J - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.414 - Immunity from liability

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Under
						  23 Pa.C.S. §
													6318
						  (relating to immunity from liability), a Board-regulated practitioner who
						  participates in good faith in the making of a report of suspected child abuse,
						  making a referral for general protective services, cooperating or consulting
						  with an investigation including providing information to a child fatality or
						  near fatality review team, testifying in a proceeding arising out of an
						  instance of suspected child abuse or general protective services or engaging in
						  any action authorized under 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63 (relating to Child Protective
						  Services Law), shall have immunity from civil and criminal liability that might
						  otherwise result by reason of the Board-regulated practitioner's actions. For
						  the purpose of any civil or criminal proceeding, the good faith of the
						  Board-regulated practitioner shall be presumed. The Board will uphold the same
						  good faith presumption in any disciplinary proceeding that might result by
						  reason of a Board-regulated practitioner's actions under §§
												25.411-25.413 (relating to suspected
						  child abuse- mandated reporting requirements; photographs, medical tests and
						  X-rays of child subject to report; and suspected death as a result of child
						  abuse-mandated reporting requirement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter J - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.415 - Confidentiality-waived

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To protect children from abuse, the reporting
						  requirements of §§
												25.411-25.413 (relating to suspected
						  child abuse-mandated reporting requirements; photographs, medical tests and
						  X-rays of child subject to report; and suspected death as a result of child
						  abuse-mandated reporting requirement) take precedence over the confidentiality
						  provisions in §
												25.213(c)
						  (relating to medical records) and any other ethical principle or professional
						  standard that might otherwise apply to Board-regulated practitioners. In
						  accordance with
						  23 Pa.C.S. §
													6311.1
						  (relating to privileged communications), privileged communications between a
						  mandated reporter and a patient do not apply to a situation involving child
						  abuse and do not relieve the mandated reporter of the duty to make a report of
						  suspected child abuse. Additionally, under
						  23 Pa.C.S. §
													6313(e) (relating to
						  reporting procedure), notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
						  contrary, a mandated reporter who makes a report of suspected child abuse does
						  not violate the Mental Health Procedures Act (50 P.S. §§
													7101-7503), by releasing information
						  necessary to complete the report.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter J - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.416 - Noncompliance

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(a)
Disciplinary action
. A Board-regulated practitioner who
						willfully fails to comply with the reporting requirements in §§
												25.411-25.413 (relating to suspected
						child abuse-mandated reporting requirements; photographs, medical tests and
						X-rays of child subject to report; and suspected death as a result of child
						abuse-mandated reporting requirement) will be subject to disciplinary action
						under section 15(a)(6) or (b)(7) of the act (63 P.S. §
													271.15(a)(6) or
						(b)(7)).
(b)
Criminal penalties
.
						Under
						23 Pa.C.S. §
													6319
						(relating to penalties), a Board-regulated practitioner who is required to
						report a case of suspected child abuse or to make a referral to the appropriate
						authorities, and who willfully fails to do, so commits a criminal offense as
						follows:
(1) An offense not otherwise
						specified in paragraphs (2), (3) or (4) is a misdemeanor of the second
						degree.
(2) An offense is a felony
						of the third degree if:
(i) The mandated
						reporter willfully fails to report.
(ii) The child abuse constitutes a felony of
						the first degree or higher.
(iii)
						The mandated reporter has direct knowledge of the nature of the
						abuse.
(3) If the willful
						failure to report continues while the mandated reporter knows or has reasonable
						cause to suspect a child is being subjected to child abuse by the same
						individual, or while the mandated reporter knows or has reasonable cause to
						suspect that the same individual continues to have direct contact with children
						through the individual's employment, program, activity or service, the mandated
						reporter commits a felony of the third degree, except that if the child abuse
						constitutes a felony of the first degree or higher, the mandated reporter
						commits a felony of the second degree.
(4) A mandated reporter who, at the time of
						sentencing for an offense under
						23 Pa.C.S. §
														6319,
						has been convicted of a prior offense under
						23 Pa.C.S. §
														6319,
						commits a felony of the third degree, except that if the child abuse
						constitutes a felony of the first degree or higher, the penalty for the second
						or subsequent offense is a felony of the second degree.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter J - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.418 - Child abuse recognition and reporting course approval process

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(a) An individual,
						entity or organization may apply for approval to provide mandated reporter
						training as required under
						23 Pa.C.S. §
													6383(b) (relating to
						education and training) by submitting the course materials set forth in
						subsection (b) simultaneously to the Department of Human Services, Office of
						Children, Youth and Families, and to the Bureau at the following addresses:
(1) Department of Human Services, Office of
						Children, Youth and Families, Health and Welfare Building, 625 Forster Street,
						Harrisburg, PA 17120; or electronically at RA-PWOCYFCPSL@pa.gov.
(2) Bureau of Professional and Occupational
						Affairs, 2601 North Third Street, P.O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649; or
						electronically at RA-stcpsl_course_app@ pa.gov.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.501 - Purpose

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This subchapter implements sections 10.1 and 10.2 of the
						act (63 P. S. §§
												271.10a
						and 271.10b), which were added by
						section 3 of the act of July 2, 1993 (P. L. 418, No. 59) to provide for the
						licensure of respiratory therapists.
The provisions of this §
													25.501 amended under sections
						  10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §§
														271.10(f) and
						  (h),
						  271.10a(c), 271.10b(f) and
						  271.16).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.502 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
AARC
-American Association for
						Respiratory Care, an organization which provides continuing professional
						development programs.
AMA
-American Medical Association, an
						organization which provides continuing professional development
						programs.
AOA
-American Osteopathic Association, an
						organization which provides continuing professional development
						programs.
Act
-The Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						(63
						P. S. §§
												271.1-271.18).
CoARC
-The Committee on Accreditation for
						Respiratory Care, an organization which accredits respiratory care
						programs.
CSRT
-Canadian Society of Respiratory
						Therapists, an organization which provides continuing professional development
						programs.
NBRC
-The National Board for Respiratory
						Care, the agency recognized by the Board to certify respiratory
						therapists.
Practice building
-Marketing or any other
						activity that has as its primary purpose increasing the business volume or
						revenue of a licensee or the licensee's employer.
Respiratory therapist
-A person who has
						been licensed in accordance with the act and this subchapter.
The provisions of this §
													25.502 amended under sections
						  10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §§
														271.10(f) and
						  (h),
						  10.1a(c), 271.10b(f) and
						  271.16).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.503 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
													25.503 amended under sections
						  10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §§
														271.10(f) and
						  (h),
						  271.10a(c), 271.10b(f) and
						  271.16); reserved under section 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §
														271.16).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.504 - Licensure of respiratory therapists; practice; exceptions

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(a) A person may not practice or hold himself
					 out as being able to practice as a respiratory therapist in this Commonwealth
					 unless the person holds a valid, current temporary permit or license issued by
					 the Board, or the State Board of Medicine under Chapter 18 (relating to State
					 Board of Medicine-practitioners other than medical doctors), or is exempted
					 under section 10.1(e) of the act (63 P. S. §
												271.10a(e)) or section
					 13.1(e) of the
					 Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. §
												422.13a(e)).
(b) A person may not use the words "licensed
					 respiratory therapist" or "respiratory care practitioner," the letters "LRT,"
					 "RT" or "RCP" or similar words and related abbreviations to imply that
					 respiratory care services are being provided, unless the services are provided
					 by a respiratory therapist who holds a valid, current temporary permit or
					 license issued by the Board or the State Board of Medicine and only while
					 working under the supervision of a licensed physician.
The provisions of this §
													25.504 amended under sections
						  10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §§
														271.10(f) and
						  (h),
						  271.10a(c), 271.10b(f) and
						  271.16).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.505 - Functions of respiratory therapists

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(a) Under section
					 10.1(d) of the
					 act (63 P. S. §
												271.10a(d)), a respiratory
					 therapist may implement direct respiratory care to an individual being treated
					 by either a licensed medical doctor or a licensed doctor of osteopathic
					 medicine, upon prescription or referral by a physician, certified registered
					 nurse practitioner or physician assistant, or under medical direction and
					 approval consistent with standing orders or protocols of an institution or
					 health care facility. This care may constitute indirect services such as
					 consultation or evaluation of an individual and also includes, but is not
					 limited to, the following services:
(1)
					 Administration of medical gases.
(2) Humidity and aerosol therapy.
(3) Administration of aerosolized
					 medications.
(4) Intermittent
					 positive pressure breathing.
(5)
					 Incentive spirometry.
(6)
					 Bronchopulmonary hygiene.
(7)
					 Management and maintenance of natural airways.
(8) Maintenance and insertion of artificial
					 airways.
(9) Cardiopulmonary
					 rehabilitation.
(10) Management and
					 maintenance of mechanical ventilation.
(11) Measurement of ventilatory flows,
					 volumes and pressures.
(12)
					 Analysis of ventilatory gases and blood gases.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.506 - Temporary permits

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(a) A temporary
					 permit will be issued to an applicant, who is not yet a licensee, who submits
					 evidence satisfactory to the Board, on forms supplied by the Board, that the
					 applicant has met one or more of the following criteria:
(1) Has graduated from a respiratory care
					 program approved by the CoARC.
(2)
					 Is enrolled in a respiratory care program approved by the CoARC and expects to
					 graduate within 30 days of the date of application to the Board for a temporary
					 permit.
(3) Meets the applicable
					 requirements and is recognized as a credentialed respiratory therapist by the
					 NBRC.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.507 - Criteria for licensure as a respiratory therapist

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The Board will approve for licensure as a respiratory
						therapist an applicant who:
(1)
					 Submits evidence satisfactory to the Board, on forms supplied by the Board,
					 that the applicant has met one or more of the following criteria:
(i) Has graduated from a respiratory care
					 program approved by the CoARC and passed the entry level credentialing
					 examination as determined by the NBRC.
(ii) Holds a valid license, certificate or
					 registration as a respiratory therapist in another state, territory or the
					 District of Columbia which has been issued based on requirements substantially
					 the same as those required by the Commonwealth, including the examination
					 requirement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.508 - Change of name or address

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A licensee shall inform the Board in writing within 10
						days of a change of name or mailing address.
The provisions of this §
													25.508 amended under sections
						  10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P. S. §§
														271.10(f) and
						  (h),
						  271.10a(c), 271.10b(f) and
						  271.16).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.509 - Renewal of licensure

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(a) A
					 license issued under this subchapter expires on December 31 of every
					 even-numbered year unless renewed for the next biennium.
(b) Biennial renewal forms and other forms
					 and literature to be distributed by the Board will be forwarded to the last
					 mailing address given to the Board.
(c) To retain the right to engage in
					 practice, the licensee shall renew licensure in the manner prescribed by the
					 Board, pay the required fee and comply with the continuing education
					 requirement of §
											25.509a (relating to requirement
					 of continuing education), prior to the expiration of the current
					 biennium.
(d) When a license is
					 renewed after December 31 of an even-numbered year, a penalty fee of $5 for
					 each month or part of a month of practice beyond the renewal date will be
					 charged in addition to the renewal fee.
The provisions of this §
													25.509 amended under sections
						  10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P. S. §§
														271.10(f) and
						  (h),
						  271.10a(c), 271.10b(f) and
						  271.16).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.509a - Requirement of continuing education

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(a)
					 An applicant for biennial renewal or reactivation of licensure is required to
					 complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education as set forth in section
					 10.2(f)(2) of the act (63 P.S. §
												271.10b(f)(2)) subject to
					 the following:
(1) At least 10 continuing
					 education hours shall be obtained through traditional continuing education such
					 as classroom lecture, clinical presentation, real-time webcast or other live
					 sessions where a presenter is involved. For nontraditional continuing education
					 such as prerecorded presentations, Internet-based presentations and journal
					 review programs, to qualify for credit, the provider shall make available
					 documented verification of completion of the course or program.
(2) One hour must be completed in medical
					 ethics, and 1 hour must be completed in patient safety. In addition, at least 2
					 hours must be completed in approved courses in child abuse recognition and
					 reporting in accordance with §
												25.417(b)
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and re-porting-mandatory training
					 requirement).
(3) Credit will not
					 be given for continuing education in basic life support, including basic
					 cardiac life support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In any given biennial
					 renewal period, a licensee may receive credit for no more than 8 continuing
					 education hours in advanced life support, including advanced cardiac life
					 support, neonatal advanced life support/neonatal resuscitation and pediatric
					 advanced life support.
(4) A
					 licensee will not receive continuing education credit for participating in a
					 continuing education activity with objectives and content identical to those of
					 another continuing education activity within the same biennial renewal period
					 for which credit was granted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.509b - Approved educational programs

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(a)
					 The Board approves respiratory care continuing education programs designated
					 for professional development credits by the AARC, the AMA, the AOA and the
					 CSRT.
(1) Qualifying AMA continuing education
					 programs must be in AMA PRA Category I credits, as defined in §
												25.1 (relating to
					 definitions).
(2) Qualifying AOA
					 continuing education programs must be in Category I-A or I-B credits, as
					 defined in § 25.1.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter K - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 25.510 - Inactive status

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(a) A licensee
					 who does not intend to practice in this Commonwealth and who does not desire to
					 renew licensure shall inform the Board in writing. Written confirmation of
					 inactive status will be forwarded to the licensee.
(b) A licensee shall notify the Board, in
					 writing, of the licensee's desire to reactivate the license.
(c) A licensee who is applying to return to
					 active status is required to pay fees which are due for the current biennium
					 and submit a sworn statement stating the period of time during which the
					 licensee was not engaged in practice in this Commonwealth.
(d) The applicant for reactivation will not
					 be assessed a fee or penalty for preceding biennal periods in which the
					 applicant did not engage in practice in this Commonwealth.
The provisions of this §
													25.510 amended under sections
						  10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
						  (63
						  P. S. §§
														271.10(f) and
						  (h),
						  271.10a(c), 271.10b(f) and
						  271.16).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter L - VOLUNTEER LICENSE › Section 25.601 - Purpose and definitions

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(a) This
					 subchapter implements the Volunteer Health Services Act (35 P. S.
					 §§
												449.41-449.50) and provides for
					 the issuance of a volunteer license to a qualified Board-regulated practitioner
					 as defined in section 2 of the act (63 P. S. §
												271.2), who retires from active practice and
					 seeks to provide professional services as a volunteer. A volunteer license
					 authorizes the holder to practice only in an organized community-based clinic
					 without remuneration.
(b) The
					 following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following
					 meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Approved clinic
-An organized
						community-based clinic offering primary health care services to individuals and
						families who cannot pay for their care, to Medical Assistance clients or to
						residents of medically underserved areas or health professionals shortage
						areas. The term may include a State health center, nonprofit community-based
						clinic and Federally qualified health center, as designated by Federal
						rulemaking or as approved by the Department of Health or the Department of
						Public Welfare.
Unrestricted license
-A license which is
						not restricted or limited by order of the Board under its disciplinary
						power.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter L - VOLUNTEER LICENSE › Section 25.602 - Volunteer license

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A volunteer license may be issued to a Board-regulated
						practitioner who documents to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant
						will practice without personal remuneration in approved clinics and meets one
						of the following conditions:
(1) Holds
					 a currently renewed, active, unrestricted license, registration or certificate
					 in this Commonwealth and retires from active practice at the time the applicant
					 applies for a volunteer license.
(2) Retires from the active practice in this
					 Commonwealth in possession of an unrestricted license which was allowed to
					 lapse by not renewing it. A retired licensee, registrant or certificateholder
					 shall meet any requirements of the act or the regulations pertaining to
					 continued education or continued competency to be eligible for
					 renewal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter L - VOLUNTEER LICENSE › Section 25.603 - Applications

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An applicant for a volunteer license shall complete an
						application obtained from the Board. In addition to providing information
						requested by the Board, the applicant shall provide or cause to be
						provided:
(1) An executed verification
					 on forms provided by the Board certifying that the applicant intends to
					 practice exclusively:
(i) Without personal
					 remuneration for professional services.
(ii) In an approved
					 clinic.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter L - VOLUNTEER LICENSE › Section 25.604 - Validity of license

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A volunteer license shall be valid for the biennial
						period for which it is issued, subject to biennial renewal. During each
						biennial renewal period, the volunteer license holder shall notify the Board of
						any change in clinic or volunteer status within 30 days of the date of a
						change, or at the time of renewal, whichever occurs first.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter L - VOLUNTEER LICENSE › Section 25.605 - Biennial renewal

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A volunteer license shall be renewed biennially on forms
						provided by the Board.
(1) As a
					 condition of biennial renewal, the applicant shall satisfy the same continuing
					 education requirements as the holder of an active, unrestricted license under
					 §
											25.271 (relating to requirements
					 for renewal), including at least 2 hours in approved courses in child abuse
					 recognition and reporting in accordance with §
											25.417(b) 
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting- mandatory training
					 requirement).
(2) The applicant
					 shall be exempt from §
											25.231 (relating to schedule of
					 fees) pertaining to the biennial renewal fee and shall be exempt from §
											25.283 (relating to biennial
					 renewal of license) with regard to the maintenance of liability insurance
					 coverage under section 711 of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of
					 Error (MCARE) Act (40 P.S. §
												1303.711) as
					 provided in section 9 of the Volunteer Health Services Act (35 P.S. §
												449.49).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter L - VOLUNTEER LICENSE › Section 25.606 - Return to active practice

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A volunteer license holder who desires to return to
						active practice shall notify the Board and apply for biennial registration on
						forms provided by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter L - VOLUNTEER LICENSE › Section 25.607 - Disciplinary provisions

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A volunteer license holder shall be subject to the
						disciplinary provisions of the act and this chapter. Failure of the licensee to
						comply with the Volunteer Health Services Act (35 P. S. §§
												449.41-449.50) or this subchapter may also
						constitute grounds for disciplinary action.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.701 - Purpose

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This subchapter implements section 7.1 of the act
						(63
						P. S. §
												271.7a) to provide for the
						licensure of athletic trainers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.703 - Licensure requirement

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(a) A
					 person may not use the title of "athletic trainer" or "licensed athletic
					 trainer" or use any abbreviation including "A.T.L.," "L.A.T." or "A.T." or any
					 similar designation to indicate that the person is an athletic trainer unless
					 that person has been licensed by the Board.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this
					 subsection, a person may not perform the duties of an athletic trainer unless
					 that person has been licensed by the Board. This provision is not intended to
					 prevent the following:
(1) A person trained
					 and licensed or certified under any other law from engaging in the licensed or
					 certified practice in which the person is trained.
(2) An athletic trainer from another state,
					 province, territory or the District of Columbia, who is employed by an athletic
					 team or organization that is competing in this Commonwealth on a visiting
					 basis, who provides athletic training services to the members of their
					 respective athletic team or organization.
(3) An athletic training student who
					 practices athletic training that is coincidental to required clinical education
					 and is within the scope of the student's education and training.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.704 - Application for licensure

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(a) The
					 applicant shall submit, or cause to be submitted, the following on forms
					 supplied by the Board:
(1) A completed
					 application and the fee set forth in §
												25.231 (relating to schedule of
					 fees).
(2) Verification of
					 professional education in athletic training in accordance with §
												25.705 (relating to educational
					 requirements).
(3) Documentation of
					 passage of the National examination in accordance with §
												25.706 (relating to examination
					 requirement).
(3.1) Verification of
					 having completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse
					 recognition and reporting in accordance with §
												25.417(a)
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
					 requirement).
(4) Documentation of
					 practice as an athletic trainer, if licensed or certified in another
					 jurisdiction, and verification as to whether there has been disciplinary action
					 taken in that jurisdiction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.705 - Educational requirements

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An applicant for licensure shall comply with one of the
						following:
(1) Be a graduate of an
					 approved athletic training education program.
(2) Hold current credentialing as a Certified
					 Athletic Trainer (ATC) from the BOC or another credentialing body approved by
					 the Board.
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													25.704 (relating to application
						  for licensure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.706 - Examination requirement

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An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed
						athletic trainer shall submit to the Board written evidence that the applicant
						has passed the BOC examination for athletic trainers or its equivalent, as
						determined by the Board.
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													25.704 (relating to application
						  for licensure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.707 - Temporary licensure

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An applicant who is a graduate of an approved athletic
						training education program and who has applied to take the examination may be
						granted a temporary license to practice athletic training under the onsite
						direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer. The temporary license
						expires 1 year from issuance or upon licensure as an athletic trainer by the
						Board, whichever comes first, and may not be renewed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.708 - Renewal of license

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(a) A license
					 issued under this subchapter shall be renewed biennially. An application form
					 will be mailed to the most recent address of the licensee as it appears on the
					 records of the Board. The licensee shall complete the renewal application and
					 return it to the Board with a renewal fee before December 31 of the year in
					 which the application was received. Licenses other than temporary licenses
					 expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year. Upon receipt of an
					 application and renewal fee, the Board will verify the accuracy of the
					 application and issue to the applicant a license of renewal for the next
					 biennial period.
(b) When a license
					 is renewed after December 31 of an even-numbered year, a penalty fee of $5 for
					 each month or part of a month of practice beyond the renewal date will be
					 charged in addition to the renewal fee, as set forth in section 225 of the
					 Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act (63 P.S. §
												1401-225).
(c) As a condition of renewal, a licensee
					 shall comply with the continuing education requirements in §
											25.711 (relating to continuing
					 education), including at least 2 hours in approved courses in child abuse
					 recognition and reporting in accordance with §
											25.417(b)
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
					 requirement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.709 - Practice standards for athletic trainers

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(a) Athletic trainers licensed by the Board
					 or certified or licensed by the proper licensing or certification authority of
					 another state, province, territory or the District of Columbia shall comply
					 with the following:
(1) Ensure that the
					 physically active person has secured a written referral or prescription from a
					 licensed physician, dentist or podiatrist or is subject to a written protocol
					 for treatment by a certified or licensed athletic trainer from a licensed
					 physician.
(2) Comply strictly with
					 conditions or restrictions that may be placed on the course of athletic
					 training services by the referring physician, dentist or podiatrist.
(3) Ensure that the physically active person
					 has undergone a medical diagnostic examination or has had the results of a
					 recently performed medical diagnostic examination reviewed by the referring
					 physician, dentist or podiatrist.
(4) Keep a copy of the referral or
					 prescription and the results of the medical diagnostic examination in the
					 physically active person's file.
(5) Consult promptly with the referring
					 physician, dentist or podiatrist regarding a new ailment or condition or a
					 worsened ailment or condition of the physically active person.
(6) Consult with the referring physician,
					 dentist or podiatrist upon request of either the referring physician, dentist
					 or podiatrist or the physically active person.
(7) Refer a physically active person with
					 conditions outside the scope of athletic training services to a licensed
					 physician, dentist or podiatrist.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.710 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of license

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(a) The Board may refuse to issue a license,
					 and after notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke the license of a person who
					 is subject to disciplinary action under section 15(b) of the act (63 P. S. §
												271.15(b)).
(b) Actions taken by the Board regarding the
					 refusal, suspension or revocation of a license are taken subject to the right
					 of notice, hearing and adjudication and appeal under
					 2
					 Pa.C.S. §§
												501-508 and
					 701-704 (relating to
					 Administrative Agency Law).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter M - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 25.711 - Continuing education

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(a)
					 Beginning with the biennial period commencing on the next biennial renewal
					 period following July 14, 2007, athletic trainers shall complete the continuing
					 education requirements prescribed by the BOC.
(b) Applicants for renewal of a license shall
					 provide a signed statement verifying that the continuing education requirement
					 has been met.
(c) Proof of
					 completion of the required continuing education shall be retained for 4 years
					 after completion.
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													25.708 (relating to renewal of
						  license).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter N - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 25.801 - Purpose

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This subchapter implements section 13.3 of the act
						(63
						P. S. §
												271.13c), regarding
						perfusionists.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter N - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 25.802 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
ABCP
-The American Board of
						Cardiovascular Perfu-sion.
Accredited perfusion program approved by the
						Board
-A perfusion program accredited by a Nationally-recognized
						accrediting agency approved by the Board.
CAAHEP
-The Commission on Accreditation
						of Allied Health Education Programs.
Extracorporeal circulation
-The diversion
						of a patient's blood through a heart-lung machine or similar device that
						assumes the functions of the patient's heart, lung, kidney, liver or other
						organ.
Hour of continuing education
-At least 50
						minutes of instruction, including relevant question and answer sessions, in an
						approved course of continuing education or an equivalent time that an online or
						correspondence course would be presented live.
Nationally-recognized accrediting agency approved
						by the Board
-CAAHEP or other organization for which the Board
						publishes notice that the organization is approved by the Board as an
						accrediting agency for perfusionists.
Nationally-recognized certifying agency approved
						by the Board
-ABCP or other organization for which the Board publishes
						notice that the organization is approved by the Board as a certifying agency
						for perfusionists.
Out-of-State perfusionist
-An individual
						who holds a current license as a perfusionist in another state, the District of
						Columbia or a territory of the United States or has obtained certification by a
						certifying agency approved by a Nationally-recognized accrediting
						agency.
Perfusion
-The functions necessary for
						the support, treatment, measurement or supplementation of the cardiovascular
						system or other organs, or a combination of those functions, and for ensuring
						the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring and analyzing the
						parameters of the systems under the supervision of a physician licensed under
						the act or the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. §§
												422.1-422.51a).
Perfusionist
-An individual who is
						licensed to practice perfusion by the Board or the State Board of
						Medicine.
Ventricular assist device
-
(i) A mechanical device used to partially or
					 completely replace the function of a failing heart through connections to the
					 heart and great vessels that may be located intracorporeally or
					 extracorporeally.
(ii) The term
					 includes a device that is placed intravascularly or extravascularly and
					 provides support through direct means or through counterpulsation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter N - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 25.803 - Application for perfusionist license

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(a)
					 An applicant for a license to practice as a perfusion-ist shall submit or cause
					 to be submitted, on forms made available by the Board, a completed application,
					 including the necessary supporting documents, for a license to practice as a
					 perfusionist and pay the fee in §
											25.231 (relating to schedule of
					 fees) for application for a perfusionist license.
(b) The Board may issue a license to practice
					 as a perfusionist to an applicant who:
(1)
					 Demonstrates that the applicant holds a current certification by a certifying
					 agency approved by a Nationally-recognized accrediting agency approved by the
					 Board.
(2) Demonstrates that the
					 applicant has graduated from an accredited perfusion program approved by the
					 Board.
(3) Demonstrates that the
					 applicant is at least 18 years of age and of good moral character.
(4) Demonstrates that the applicant has
					 obtained professional liability insurance as required under section 13.3(k) of
					 the act (63 P.S. §
													271.13c(k)).
(4.1) Has completed at least 3 hours of
					 approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with
					 §
												25.417(a)
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
					 requirement).
(5) Otherwise
					 complies with this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 25 - STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Subchapter N - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 25.804 - Application for temporary graduate perfusionist license

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(a) An applicant for a temporary graduate
					 perfusionist license shall submit, on forms made available by the Board, a
					 completed application, including the necessary supporting documents, and pay
					 the fee in §
											25.231 (relating to schedule of
					 fees) for an application for a temporary graduate perfusionist license.
(b) The Board may grant a
					 temporary graduate perfusionist license, which authorizes the license holder to
					 practice only under the supervision and direction of a perfusionist licensed
					 under the act, to an applicant who:
(1)
					 Demonstrates that the applicant is eligible for and has applied to sit for the
					 examination of a certifying agency approved by a Nationally-recognized
					 accrediting agency approved by the Board.
(2) Demonstrates that the applicant has
					 graduated from an accredited perfusion program approved by the Board.
(3) Demonstrates that the applicant is at
					 least 18 years of age and of good moral character.
(4) Demonstrates that the applicant has
					 obtained professional liability insurance as required under section 13.3(k) of
					 the act (63 P.S. §
													271.13c(k)).
(5) Otherwise complies with this
					 subchapter.