Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories
OPERATION AND PERSONNEL
Section 652.447 - Blood-gas technician: Qualifications and activities
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 652.447
Current through February 27, 2024
1. To qualify for a certificate as a blood-gas technician, a person must:
(a) Be a graduate of a 1- or 2-year school of
respiratory therapy or a school for cardiopulmonary technology accredited by
the American Medical Association; or
(b) Successfully complete an equivalent
course of training in the theory and practice of the determination of blood
gases.
2. A blood-gas technician may only work under direct medical supervision and must be certified, in writing, by his or her medical supervisor as competent in drawing blood, including arterial puncture. The medical supervisor must be a blood-gas technologist or the director.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-17-86; A 10-22-93
NRS 439.200, 652.123, 652.125, 652.130
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