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Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter F - RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS › Section 18.310 - 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 biennial periods in which the
					 applicant did not engage in practice in this Commonwealth.
The provisions of this §
													18.310 amended under sections 8,
						  8.1, 13(c) and 13.1(c) of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S.
						  §§
														422.8,
						  422.8a,
						  422.13(c) and
						  422.13a(c)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter G - MEDICAL DOCTOR DELEGATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 18.401 - 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:
Emergency medical services personnel
-
						Individuals who deliver emergency medical services and who are regulated by the
						Department of Health under the Emergency Medical Services Act (35 P. S.
						§§
												6921-6938).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter G - MEDICAL DOCTOR DELEGATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 18.402 - Delegation

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(a) A medical
					 doctor may delegate to a health care practitioner or technician the performance
					 of a medical service if the following conditions are met:
(1) The delegation is consistent with the
					 standards of acceptable medical practice embraced by the medical doctor
					 community in this Commonwealth. Standards of acceptable medical practice may be
					 discerned from current peer reviewed medical literature and texts, teaching
					 facility practices and instruction, the practice of expert practitioners in the
					 field and the commonly accepted practice of practitioners in the
					 field.
(2) The delegation is not
					 prohibited by the statutes or regulations relating to other health care
					 practitioners.
(3) The medical
					 doctor has knowledge that the delegatee has education, training, experience and
					 continued competency to safely perform the medical service being
					 delegated.
(4) The medical doctor
					 has determined that the delegation to a health care practitioner or technician
					 does not create an undue risk to the particular patient being
					 treated.
(5) The nature of the
					 service and the delegation of the service has been explained to the patient and
					 the patient does not object to the performance by the health care practitioner
					 or technician. Unless otherwise required by law, the explanation may be oral
					 and may be given by the physician or the physician's designee.
(6) The medical doctor assumes the
					 responsibility for the delegated medical service, including the performance of
					 the service, and is available to the delegatee as appropriate to the difficulty
					 of the procedure, the skill of the delegatee and risk level to the particular
					 patient.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.501 - Purpose

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This subchapter implements section 51.1 of the act
						(63
						P. S. §
												422.51a) to provide for the
						licensure and practice standards of athletic trainers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.503 - Licensure requirement

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(a) A
					 person may not use the title "athletic trainer" or "licensed athletic trainer"
					 or use any abbreviation including "A.T.," "A.T.L." or "L.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 in this
					 subsection, a person may not perform the duties of an athletic trainer unless
					 that person is 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 only on a visiting
					 basis, from providing athletic training services, provided the practice of the
					 athletic trainer is limited to the members of the team or
					 organization.
(3) An athletic
					 training student practicing 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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.504 - Application for licensure

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(a) The
					 applicant shall submit the following on forms supplied by the Board:
(1) A completed application and the fee set
					 forth in §
												16.13 (relating to licensure,
					 certification, examination and registration fees).
(2) Verification of professional education in
					 athletic training in accordance with §
												18.505 (relating to educational
					 requirements).
(3) Documentation of
					 passage of the National examination in accordance with §
												18.506 (relating to examination
					 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.
(5)
					 Verification of having completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child
					 abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with §
												16.108(a)
					 (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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.505 - 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 and maintain 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 §
													18.504 (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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.506 - 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 §
													18.504 (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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.507 - 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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.508 - Renewal of license

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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 and pay the required fee prior to the expiration of the next
					 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 as set forth in section 225 of the
					 Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act (63 P. S. §
												1401-225).
(e) As a condition of renewal, a licensee
					 shall comply with the continuing education requirements in §
											18.511 (relating to continuing
					 education).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.509 - Practice standards for athletic trainers

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(a) Athletic trainers licensed by the Board
					 or certified or licensed by the proper licensing 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 licensed or certified 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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.510 - 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 41 of the act (63 P. S. §
												422.41) as set forth in §
											16.61 (relating to unprofessional
					 and immoral conduct).
(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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter H - ATHLETIC TRAINERS › Section 18.511 - 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.
(a.1) Applicants for renewal of a license
					 shall, as a condition of biennial renewal, complete at least 2 hours of
					 approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with
					 §
											16.108(b)
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
					 requirement).
(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 at least 2 years after
					 completion.
The provisions of this §
													18.511 amended under section 8 of
						  the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. §
														422.8); and
						  23 Pa.C.S. §
														6383(b)(2).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													18.508 (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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter I - BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS › Section 18.521 - Purpose

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This subchapter implements section
						635.2(g) of The
						Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P. S. §
												764h(g)) to provide for the
						licensure of behavior specialists. To the extent that an individual holds a
						professional license whose scope of practice includes the diagnostic assessment
						or treatment of autism spectrum disorders, this subchapter is not intended to
						require dual licensure, impact the licensee's scope of practice or impact the
						licensee's ability to qualify as a participating provider.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter I - BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS › Section 18.523 - Application for licensure as behavior specialist

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(a) An applicant for licensure as a behavior
					 specialist shall submit, on forms made available by the Board, a completed
					 application, including all necessary supporting documents, for licensure as a
					 behavior specialist and pay the fee in §
											16.13(i)
					 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees) for
					 application for licensure as a behavior specialist.
(1) Among the supporting documents, the
					 applicant shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Board:
(i) A criminal history record information
					 report completed by the Pennsylvania State Police or the state police for each
					 state in which the applicant currently resides or works and has resided or
					 worked during the previous 10 years completed no more than 90 days prior to the
					 date the application is received in the Board office.
(ii) A child abuse history clearance
					 completed by the Department of Public Welfare or equivalent agency for each
					 state in which the applicant currently resides or works and has resided or
					 worked during the previous 10 years completed no more than 90 days prior to the
					 date the application is received in the Board office.
(iii) A Federal Bureau of Investigation
					 criminal justice information services criminal record completed no more than 90
					 days prior to the date the application is received in the Board
					 office.
(iv) Verification of having
					 completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and
					 reporting in accordance with §
													16.108(a)
					 (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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter I - BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS › Section 18.524 - Criteria for licensure as behavior specialist

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(a) An applicant for licensure as a behavior
					 specialist shall satisfy the Board that the applicant is of good moral
					 character and has received a master's or higher degree from a Board-approved,
					 accredited college or university, including a major course of study in at least
					 one of the following:
(1) School, clinical,
					 developmental or counseling psychology.
(2) Special education.
(3) Social work.
(4) Speech therapy.
(5) Occupational therapy.
(6) Professional counseling.
(7) Behavioral analysis.
(8) Nursing.
(9) Another related field.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter I - BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS › Section 18.525 - Renewal of licensure as behavior specialist

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(a) A license issued under this subchapter
					 expires on December 31 of the 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 address on file with the Board.
(c) To retain licensure as a behavior
					 specialist, the licensee shall renew the license in the manner prescribed by
					 the Board and pay the required biennial renewal fee specified in §
											16.13(i)
					 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees) prior
					 to the expiration of the current biennium.
(d) To renew licensure as a behavior
					 specialist, the licensee shall apply on forms made available by the Board,
					 fully answer all questions and pay the current renewal fee specified in §
					 16.13(i).
(e) As a condition of
					 biennial renewal, a licensee shall complete at least 2 hours of approved
					 training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with §
											16.108(b)
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
					 requirement).
The provisions of this §
													18.525 amended under section 8 of
						  the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. §
														422.8); and
						  23 Pa.C.S. §
														6383(b)(2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter I - BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS › Section 18.526 - Inactive status of licensure as behavior specialist

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(a) Licensure as a behavior specialist will
					 become inactive upon either of the following:
(1) The licensee in writing affirmatively
					 requests the Board to place the license on inactive status. Written
					 confirmation of inactive status will be forwarded to the licensee.
(2) The licensee fails to renew the license
					 by the expiration of the renewal period.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter I - BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS › Section 18.527 - Disciplinary action for licensed behavior specialist

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Under section
						635.2(g)(1) of
						The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P. S. §
												764h(g)(1)), a licensed
						behavior specialist is subject to the disciplinary provisions applicable to
						medical doctors as set forth in the act. Following a final determination
						subject to the right of notice, hearing and adjudication and the right of
						appeal therefrom in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law
						and procedure), the Board may impose any of the corrective actions of section
						42 of the act (63 P. S. §
												422.42) upon a licensed behavior specialist
						who commits any act for which the Board would be authorized to take
						disciplinary action against a medical doctor under section 41 of the act
						(63
						P. S. §
												422.41), including
						unprofessional or immoral conduct as defined in §
											16.61 (relating to unprofessional
						and immoral conduct).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													18.523 (relating to application
						  for licensure as behavior
						  specialist).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.601 - Purpose

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This subchapter implements section 13.3 of the act
						(63
						P. S. §
												422.13c), regarding
						perfusionists.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.602 - 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 Perfusion.
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, lungs, kidneys, 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 perfusionist programs.
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 Osteopathic Medical Practice Act (63 P. S. §§
												271.1-271.18).
Perfusionist
-An individual who is
						licensed to practice perfusion by the Board or the State Board of Osteopathic
						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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.603 - Application for perfusionist license

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(a)
					 An applicant for a license to practice as a perfusionist 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 §
											16.13(l)
					 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration 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. §
													422.13c(k)).
(4.1) Demonstrates that the applicant has
					 completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and
					 reporting in accordance with §
												16.108(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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.604 - 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 §
											16.13(l)
					 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration 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. §
													422.13c(k)).
(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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.605 - Application for temporary provisional perfusionist license

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(a) An applicant for a temporary provisional
					 perfusionist license shall submit, on forms made available by the Board, a
					 completed application, including the necessary supporting documents, and pay
					 the fee in §
											16.13(l)
					 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees) for
					 application for a temporary provisional perfusionist license.
(b) The Board may grant a temporary
					 provisional perfusionist license to an applicant who:
(1) Demonstrates that the applicant holds a
					 current license in good standing under the laws of another state, the District
					 of Columbia or a territory of the United States that includes certification by
					 a certifying agency approved by a Nationally-recognized accrediting
					 agency.
(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. §
													422.13c(k)).
(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 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.606 - Registration of temporary emergency perfusionist service

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(a) An out-of-State perfusionist shall
					 register with the Board prior to providing temporary emergency perfusionist
					 service in this Commonwealth in accordance with section 13.3(j) of the act
					 (63
					 P. S. §
												422.13c(j)).
(b) The out-of-State perfusionist or another
					 person acting on behalf of the out-of-State perfusionist shall submit, on forms
					 made available by the Board, a completed registration form with the questions
					 fully answered which shall be verified by the out-of-State perfusionist by
					 personal or electronic signature. The completed registration form shall be
					 submitted by electronic means, including computer-to-computer,
					 computer-to-facsimile machine or e-mail transmission.
(c) Although not limited to a single
					 procedure or single patient or group of related patients, an out-of-State
					 perfusionist may provide temporary emergency perfusionist services in this
					 Commonwealth for no longer than 72 hours.
(d) An out-of-State perfusionist may not
					 provide temporary emergency perfusionist service in this Commonwealth more than
					 once without being licensed in accordance with §
											18.603, §
											18.604 or §
											18.605 (relating to application
					 for perfusionist license; application for temporary graduate perfusionist
					 license; and application for temporary provisional perfusionist
					 license).
(e) A registration for an
					 out-of-State perfusionist is not complete unless the health care facility
					 licensed by the Department of Health has submitted the certification required
					 under section
					 13.3(j)(1)(ii) of
					 the act to the Board by electronic means, including computer-to-computer,
					 computer-to-facsimile machine or e-mail transmission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.607 - Biennial registration of perfusionist license

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(a) The license of a perfusionist expires
					 biennially on December 31 of each even-numbered year in accordance with §
											16.15 (relating to biennial
					 registration; inactive status and unregistered status). A perfusionist may not
					 practice after December 31 of an even-numbered year unless the perfusionist has
					 completed the biennial registration process and the Board has issued a renewed
					 registration.
(b) As a condition of
					 biennial registration, a perfusionist shall:
(1) Submit a completed application, including
					 payment of the biennial registration fee in §
												16.13(l)
					 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees), for
					 application for biennial registration of a perfusionist license.
(2) Disclose on the application a license to
					 practice as a perfusionist in another state, district, territory, possession or
					 country.
(3) Disclose on the
					 application disciplinary action pending before or taken by the appropriate
					 health care licensing authority in another jurisdiction since the most recent
					 application for biennial registration, whether or not licensed to practice in
					 that other jurisdiction.
(4)
					 Disclose on the application pending criminal charges and a finding or verdict
					 of guilt, admission of guilt, plea of nolo contendere, probation without
					 verdict, disposition instead of trial or accelerated rehabilitative disposition
					 in a criminal matter since the most recent application for biennial
					 registration.
(5) Verify on the
					 application that the licensed perfusionist has complied with the continuing
					 education requirements mandated under section 13.3(n) of the act (63 P. S. §
													422.13c(n)) during the
					 biennial period immediately preceding the period for which registration is
					 sought in accordance with §
												18.610 (relating to continuing
					 education for licensed perfusionists).
(6) Verify on the application that, if
					 practicing as a perfusionist in this Commonwealth, the licensee maintains
					 professional liability insurance coverage in accordance with section 13.3(k) of
					 the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.608 - Inactive and expired status of perfusionist license; reactivation of inactive or expired license

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(a) A
					 perfusionist license will become inactive if the licensee requests in writing
					 that the Board place the license on inactive status. The Board will provide
					 written confirmation of inactive status to the licensee at the licensee's last
					 known address on file with the Board.
(b) A perfusionist license will be classified
					 as expired if the licensee fails to register the license by the expiration of
					 the biennial registration period on December 31 of each even-numbered year. The
					 Board will provide written notice to a licensee who fails to make biennial
					 registration by sending a notice to the licensee's last known address on file
					 with the Board.
(c) A perfusionist
					 whose license has become inactive or expired may not practice as a perfusionist
					 in this Commonwealth until the license has been reactivated.
(d) To reactivate an inactive or expired
					 license, the licensee shall apply on forms made available by the Board and
					 fully answer the questions. The licensee shall:
(1) Include the documentation required under
					 §
												18.610(b)
					 (relating to continuing education for licensed perfusionists) for the
					 immediately preceding biennium, which may be completed during the current
					 biennium. Unless waived by the Board under section 13.3(n)(4) of the act
					 (63
					 P. S. §
													422.13c(n)(4)),
					 the Board will not reactivate a license until the required continuing education
					 for the preceding biennium has been successfully completed.
(2) Pay the current biennial registration fee
					 and the reactivation application fee in §
												16.13(l)
					 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration
					 fees).
(3) Verify that the licensee
					 did not practice as a perfusionist in this Commonwealth while the license was
					 inactive or expired except as provided in subsection (e).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.609 - Disciplinary action for licensed perfusionists

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(a) A licensed perfusionist, including a
					 perfusionist holding a temporary graduate license or a temporary provisional
					 license, is subject to disciplinary action under section 41 of the act
					 (63
					 P. S. §
												422.41). Following a final
					 determination subject to the right of notice, hearing and adjudication and the
					 right of appeal in accordance with
					 2
					 Pa.C.S. §§
												501-508 and
					 701-704 (relating to
					 Administrative Agency Law), the Board may impose a corrective action in section
					 42 of the act (63 P. S. §
												422.42).
(b) Unprofessional conduct includes:
(1) Engaging in conduct prohibited under
					 §
												16.110 (relating to sexual
					 misconduct).
(2) Performing an act
					 in a health care profession in a fraudulent, incompetent or negligent
					 manner.
(3) Violating a provision
					 of the act or this chapter setting a standard of professional
					 conduct.
(4) Engaging in health
					 care practice beyond the licensee's authority to practice.
(5) Representing oneself to be a physician,
					 physician assistant, certified registered nurse practitioner or other health
					 care practitioner whose profession the perfusionist is not licensed to
					 practice.
(6) Practicing while the
					 licensee's ability to do so is impaired by alcohol, drugs, physical disability
					 or mental instability.
(7)
					 Revealing personally identifiable facts obtained as the result of a
					 practitioner-patient relationship without the prior consent of the patient,
					 except as authorized or required under statute or regulation.
(8) Failing to provide supervision as
					 required under section 13.3(e)(2) of the act (63 P. S. §
													422.13c(e)(2)) of a
					 perfusion student or failing to provide supervision as required under section
					 13.3(e)(3) of the
					 act of a perfusion graduate who is not otherwise licensed by the Board to
					 perform perfusion in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.610 - Continuing education for licensed perfusionists

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(a)
Credit hour
					 requirements.
A licensed perfusionist shall satisfy the following
					 continuing education credit hour requirements.
(1) As a condition for biennial registration,
					 a licensee shall complete at least 30 hours of continuing education applicable
					 to the practice of perfusion, including at least 10 hours of category I
					 continuing education, and at least 2 hours of approved training in child abuse
					 recognition and reporting in accordance with §
												16.108(b)
					 (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
					 requirement). A licensee is not required to complete continuing education
					 during the biennium in which the licensee is first licensed.
(2) Except when reactivating an inactive
					 license, when the Board has granted a waiver or when ordered by the Board,
					 continuing education credits may be used to satisfy the continuing education
					 credit hour requirements only for the biennial period in which the credits were
					 earned. An hour of continuing education may not be used to satisfy the
					 requirement of paragraph (1) for more than 1 biennium.
(3) A licensee may request a waiver of the
					 continuing education credit hour requirements because of serious illness,
					 military service or other demonstrated hardship by submitting a request for
					 waiver with supporting documentation to the Board at least 90 days prior to the
					 end of the biennial registration period for which the waiver is sought. The
					 Board may grant the waiver request in whole or in part and may extend the
					 deadline by which the credit hour requirements shall be met.
(4) A licensee may be subject to disciplinary
					 sanction as provided in section 41 of the act (63 P. S. §
													422.41), including the suspension or
					 revocation of the license, imposition of a civil penalty or other corrective
					 measure as determined by the Board if the licensee either submits false
					 information to the Board regarding completion of the continuing education
					 credit hour requirements to complete biennial registration or fails to complete
					 the continuing education hour requirements and practices as a perfusionist
					 after the end of the biennial period.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter J - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 18.611 - Professional liability insurance coverage for licensed perfusionists

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(a) A licensed
					 perfusionist shall maintain a level of professional liability insurance
					 coverage as required under section
					 13.3(k) of the
					 act (63 P. S. §
												422.13c(k)).
(b) Proof of professional liability insurance
					 coverage may include:
(1) A certificate of
					 insurance or copy of the declaration page from the insurance policy setting
					 forth the effective date, expiration date and dollar amounts of
					 coverage.
(2) Evidence of a plan of
					 self-insurance approved by the Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth under
					 regulations of the Insurance Department in 31 Pa. Code Chapter 243 (relating to
					 medical malpractice and health-related self-insurance plans).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter K - GENETIC COUNSELORS › Section 18.701 - Purpose

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This subchapter implements section 13.4 of the act
						(63
						P. S. §
												422.13d), regarding genetic
						counselors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter K - GENETIC COUNSELORS › Section 18.702 - 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:
ABGC
-The American Board of Genetic
						Counseling or an equivalent successor.
ABMG
-The American Board of Medical
						Genetics or an equivalent successor.
Active candidate status
-The designation
						awarded to an individual who has received approval from the ABGC or the ABMG to
						sit for the respective certification examination.
Genetic counseling
-The provision of
						services to individuals, couples, families and organizations by one or more
						appropriately trained individuals to address the physical and psychological
						issues associated with the occurrence or risk of occurrence of a genetic
						disorder, birth defect or genetically influenced condition or disease in an
						individual or a family.
Genetic counselor
-An individual who is
						licensed to practice genetic counseling by the Board or the State Board of
						Osteopathic Medicine.
Graduate genetic counselor
-An individual
						who has been issued a temporary provisional genetic counselor license by the
						Board under §
											18.705 (relating to application
						for temporary provisional genetic counselor license) to practice under the
						supervision of a physician or genetic counselor.
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.
NSGC
-The National Society of Genetic
						Counselors or an equivalent successor.