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LR 57
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pursuant to section 434.__Within the practice protocols the
registered cardiovascular invasive specialist, under the
supervision of a cardiologist, may:

 
1.__Baseline patient assessment.__Perform baseline patient
assessment;

 
2.__Evaluate patient response.__Evaluate patient response to
diagnostic or interventional maneuvers and medications during
cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures;

 
3.__Provide patient care and drug administration.__Provide
patient care and drug administration commonly used in the cardiac
catheterization laboratory under the direction of a qualified
physician;

 
4.__Act as first assistant.__Act as first assistant during
diagnostic and therapeutic catheterization procedures;

 
5.__Monitor and analyze hemodynamic data.__Monitor and analyze
hemodynamic data during all therapeutic and diagnostic
catheterization procedures; and

 
6.__Assist in advanced cardiac life support procedures.__
Assist in advanced cardiac life support procedures.

 
§433.__Supervision

 
A cardiovascular invasive specialist may practice only under
the supervision of a supervising cardiologist.__A supervising
cardiologist may not supervise more than 2 registered
cardiovascular invasive specialists at any one time.

 
§434.__Protocols

 
A cardiovascular invasive specialist shall practice within the
written scope of a hospital's practice protocols.__The hospital
shall adopt these practice protocols, which must be signed by the
supervising cardiologists and cardiovascular invasive specialists
practicing at the hospital.__Copies of the protocols must be on
file at all practice sites.__The protocols must include at a
minimum the following:

 
1.__Names of supervising cardiologists.__Names, license
numbers and practice addresses of the supervising cardiologists;

 
2.__Names of cardiovascular invasive specialists.__Names and
practice addresses of the cardiovascular invasive specialists;


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