§ 43-42-01 — Definitions

North Dakota § 43-42-01

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-42: Respiratory Care Practitioners

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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the state board of respiratory care.
2. "Bona fide respiratory care training program" means a program of respiratory care
education which is accredited by the commission on accreditation of respiratory care,
or the commission's successor organization.
3. "Certification examination" means the entry level examination for respiratory therapists
administered by the national board for respiratory care or its successor organization.
4. "Certified respiratory therapist" means a person licensed by the board to practice
respiratory care under the direction or supervision of a physician or registered
respiratory therapist.
5. "National board for respiratory care" means the body issuing credentials for the
respiratory care profession, or the board's successor organization.
6. "Polysomnography" means the practice of attending, monitoring, and recording
physiologic data during sleep for the purpose of identifying and assisting in the
treatment of sleep-wake disorders.
7. "Registered polysomnographic technologist" means an individual licensed by the
board to practice polysomnography under supervision as prescribed by the board by
rule.
8. "Registered respiratory therapist" means a person licensed by the board to practice
respiratory care.
9. "Registry examination" means the advanced level examination for respiratory
therapists administered by the national board for respiratory care.
10. "Respiratory care" means the health specialty involving the treatment, management,
control, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
cardiopulmonary systems. Respiratory care is implemented on an order from a
licensed physician, certified nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant and includes
the use of medical gases, air and oxygen administering apparatuses, environmental
control systems, humidification and aerosols, drugs and medications, apparatuses for
cardiorespiratory support and control, postural drainage, chest percussion and
vibration and breathing exercises, pulmonary rehabilitation, assistance with
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, maintenance of natural and artificial airways, and
insertion of artificial airways. The term also includes testing techniques to assist in
diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and research, including the measurement of
cardiorespiratory volumes, pressures and flows, and the drawing and analyzing of
samples of arterial, capillary, and venous blood.
11. "Respiratory therapist" means a certified respiratory therapist or a registered
respiratory therapist.
12. "Respiratory therapy" means respiratory care.