New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 23 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
Part 6 - INITIAL APPLICATION AND RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY PERMITS FOR STUDENTS, STUDENT EXTERNS, AND GRADUATES
Section 16.23.6.19 - DIRECT SUPERVISION IN PRACTICE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The training supervisor must hold a current license as a RCP in New Mexico, and shall train the temporary permittee in the performance of respiratory care functions until the training supervisor determines that the permittee is competent to perform those functions independently. The degree of independence extended to the permittee is contingent upon the supervised training received by the permittee from the training supervisor who is ultimately medically and legally liable for the actions of the permittee.
A. The training supervisor is the agent of the facility and trains the trainee permittee in accordance with the safe practice and patient care safety standards of the facility.
B. Before the permittee is allowed to perform respiratory care functions independently, the provisions of 16.23.6.13 NMAC require that the training supervisor file with the facility a written verification that the permittee is competent to perform respiratory care functions.
C. When the facility allows the permittee to perform the approved respiratory care functions on patients, the facility assumes responsibility as well.
