§ 6630 — Definitions

§ 6630. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. The term\n"perfusionist" means a person who is licensed to practice perfusion\npursuant to this article.\n 2. The term "registered program" means a program for the education of\nperfusionists which has been registered by the department or determined\nby the department to be the substantial equivalent.\n 3. The term "perfusion" means the provision of extracorporeal or\nintracorporeal patient care services to support or replace the\ncirculatory or respiratory function of a patient, including the\nadministration of pharmacological and therapeutic agents, and blood\nproducts, and the management, treatment and monitoring of the\nphysiological status of a patient during the operation of extracorporeal\ncirculation equipment or intracorporeal equipment that replaces or\nsupport circulatory or respiratory functions.\n All perfusion services shall be pursuant to the order and direction of\na physician. Perfusion services may be performed in a general hospital\nlicensed pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public health law or\nduring the transport of patients or organs supported by extracorporeal\nor intracorporeal equipment.\n 4. The term "committee" means the state committee for perfusion\ncreated by section sixty-six hundred thirty-four of this article.\n