Texas § 32.059 USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES.

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§ 32.059 — USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES.

Texas § 32.059

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Bluebook

Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 32.059 (2026).

Text

Sec. 32.059. USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES. The executive commissioner by rule shall require that respiratory therapy services for ventilator-dependent persons furnished as part of a plan of care under this chapter be provided by a respiratory care practitioner authorized to practice respiratory care under Chapter 604 , Occupations Code, when:

(1)respiratory therapy is determined by the recipient's treating physician to be the most effective method of treatment; and

(2)the use of a respiratory care practitioner is practicable and cost-neutral or cost-effective.

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Sec. 32.059. USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES. The executive commissioner by rule shall require that respiratory therapy services for ventilator-dependent persons furnished as part of a plan of care under this chapter be provided by a respiratory care practitioner authorized to practice respiratory care under Chapter 604 , Occupations Code, when:
(1) respiratory therapy is determined by the recipient's treating physician to be the most effective method of treatment; and
(2) the use of a respiratory care practitioner is practicable and cost-neutral or cost-effective.

Legislative History

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.134, eff. April 2, 2015.