CHAPTER 368h
KIDNEY DISEASE
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Sec. 19a-269a. Administration of dialysis medications by dialysis patient care technicians.
Sec. 19a-269a. Administration of dialysis medications by dialysis patient care
technicians. Any dialysis patient care technician employed in an outpatient dialysis
unit may administer saline, heparin or lidocaine as necessary to initiate or terminate a
patient's dialysis, provided (1) the ratio of on-duty staff providing direct patient care to
dialysis patients is at least three to nine, and (2) at least one of the three on-duty direct
patient care staff persons is a registered nurse licensed to practice in this state. For
purposes of this section, "dialysis patient care technician" means a person who has
obtained certification as a dialysis patient care technician by an organization approved
by the Department of Public Health.
(P.A. 05-66, S. 1.)