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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 595
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(C) "COMMITTEE" MEANS THE POLYSOMNOGRAPHY PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 14-5C-05 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) "LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE BOARD.
(E) "LICENSED POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIST" MEANS A
POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIST WHO IS LICENSED BY THE BOARD UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE TO PRACTICE POLYSOMNOGRAPHY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A
LICENSED PHYSICIAN.
(F) (1) "PRACTICE POLYSOMNOGRAPHY" MEANS:
(I) MONITORING AND RECORDING PHYSIOLOGIC DATA DURING
SLEEP, INCLUDING SLEEP-RELATED RESPIRATORY DISTURBANCES UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN: OR
(II) USING DATA COLLECTED UNDER ITEM (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH
FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ASSISTING A LICENSED
PHYSICIAN IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SLEEP AND WAKE DISORDERS.
(2) "PRACTICE POLYSOMNOGRAPHY" INCLUDES:.
(I) PROVIDING POLYSOMNOGRAPHY SERVICES THAT ARE SAFE,
ASEPTIC, PREVENTIVE, AND RESTORATIVE;
(II) DIAGNOSING AND TREATING INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM
SLEEP DISORDERS AS A RESULT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS, THE AGING
PROCESS, PHYSICAL INJURY, DISEASE, OR ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED SOMATIC
DYSFUNCTION;
(III) OBSERVING AND MONITORING PHYSICAL SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS, GENERAL BEHAVIOR, AND GENERAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE TO
POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC EVALUATION AND DETERMINING WHETHER INITIATION,
MODIFICATION, OR DISCONTINUATION OF A TREATMENT REGIMEN IS WARRANTED;
(IV) USING EVALUATION TECHNIQUES THAT INCLUDE LIMITED
CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION ASSESSMENTS, THE NEED AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES AND PROCEDURES, AND THE ASSESSMENT AND
EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR EXTENDED CARE; AND
(V) APPLYING THE USE OF TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENT, AND
PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN THE EVALUATION OF POLYSOMNOGRAPHY, INCLUDING:
1. CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE OR BI-LEVEL
POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE TITRATION ON SPONTANEOUSLY BREATHING
PATIENTS;
2. SUPPLEMENTAL LOW FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY DURING
POLYSOMNOGRAM;
3. CAPNOGRAPHY DURING POLYSOMNOGRAM;
4. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION;
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