Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV - Medical Professions
Subpart 3 - Practice
Chapter 63 - Polysomnographic Technologists and Technicians
Subchapter C - Mutual Obligations
Section XLV-6311 - Mutual Obligations and Responsibilities
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XLV-6311
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A supervising physician, polysomnographic technologist and polysomnographic technician shall bear equal and reciprocal obligations to:
1. comply with reasonable
requests by the board for personal appearances, information and documentation
relative to the functions, activities, and performance of polysomnographic
technology by a polysomnographic technologist, polysomnographic technician
and/or supervising physician;
2.
insure that each individual to whom a polysomnographic technologist or
polysomnographic technician provides polysomnography procedures or services is
expressly advised and understands that a polysomnographic technologist or
polysomnographic technician is not a physician;
3. insure that all procedures or services
performed by a polysomnographic technologist or a polysomnographic technician
are properly documented in the patient's record and accurately reflect the
services rendered. These entries shall contain, at a minimum:
a. an intake record:
b. the reasons for the visit;
c. the name of the polysomnographic
technologist or polysomnographic technician who provides the
services;
d. the name of the
supervising physician for the services;
e. a summary of any verbal orders taken by
polysomnographic technologist or polysomnographic technician; and
f. polysomnography observation notes on each
service provided.
B. The polysomnographic technologist, polysomnographic technician, and their supervising physician shall bear equal and reciprocal obligations to insure strict compliance with the obligations, responsibilities and provisions set forth in the rules of this Chapter, and to immediately report any violation or noncompliance thereof to the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2861-2870 and 37:1270(B)(6).
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Louisiana may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
