Section 17-7608. PRACTICE OF RESPIRATORY CARE BY STUDENTS OR APPLICANTS

 

7608.1This section shall apply to:

 

(a)A student enrolled in an approved school or college as a candidate for a degree or a certificate in respiratory therapy; and

 

(b)An Applicant whose first application for a license to practice respiratory therapy in the District has been submitted to the Board and a decision on the application is pending.

 

7608.2A student or Applicant may practice respiratory therapy only in accordance with the Act and this section.

 

7608.3A student shall practice respiratory therapy in a hospital, nursing home, health facility, or health education center operated by the District or federal government or at a health care facility that the student's school or college determines to be appropriate for this purpose.

 

7608.4An Applicant may practice respiratory therapy in a hospital, nursing home, or health facility operated by the District or federal government or any private health care facility.

 

7608.5The student or Applicant shall practice respiratory therapy only under the direct supervision of a licensed respiratory care practitioner who collaborates with a licensed physician.

 

7608.6When practicing respiratory therapy, a student or Applicant shall wear an identifying name tag or badge that indicates student or Applicant status.

 

7608.7A licensed respiratory care practitioner who supervises a student or Applicant shall be fully responsible for the student's or Applicant's practice of respiratory therapy under the licensed practitioner's or physician's supervision and shall be subject to disciplinary action for any act or omission by the supervised student or Applicant that constitutes a violation of the Act or this chapter.

 

7608.8A student shall not receive payment or compensation of any nature, directly or indirectly, for the practice of respiratory therapy. An applicant may be paid a salary based on hours worked.

 

7608.9A student or Applicant shall be subject to each of the applicable provisions of the Act and this chapter. The Board may deny an application for a license by, or take other disciplinary action against, a student or Applicant who is found to have violated the Act or this chapter, in accordance with Chapter 41 of this title.

 

7608.10If the Board finds that a student or Applicant has violated the Act or this chapter, the Board may, in addition to any other disciplinary action permitted by the Act, revoke, suspend, or restrict the privilege of the student or Applicant to practice respiratory therapy.

 

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As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7282 (September 17, 1999).