Section Resp 409.01 - Assignment of Routine Tasks(a) Activities which a licensed respiratory care practitioner may delegate to individuals employed as respiratory assistants, respiratory aides or equipment technicians shall be limited to the following routine tasks relating to the assembly, cleanliness, and maintenance of equipment: (1) Assembly of equipment in accordance with Resp 409.01(b);(2) Disassembling equipment;(4) Preparing equipment for sterilization; and (5) Maintaining oxygen cylinder and other specialty gas cylinders.(b) A New Hampshire licensed respiratory care practitioner may authorize or permit equipment to be assembled and tested, or repaired and tested, by a respiratory assistant, respiratory aide, or equipment technician, but the equipment shall be inspected and approved by the licensee before the patient or client begins using the equipment.(c) Individuals engaging in the activities set forth in (a) above may use titles such as "respiratory aide" and "equipment technician."(d) A licensee shall not authorize or permit an unlicensed person to engage in respiratory care as defined in Resp 101.07 except for those tasks stated in Resp 409.01(a)(1) through (a) (5).(e) Respiratory care equipment may be delivered to a recipient by any individual or company, so long as the individual delivering the equipment leaves the equipment at the point of delivery and does not set up the equipment or provide calibration or instruction.N.H. Admin. Code § Resp 409.01
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 45, eff. 10/10/2015 is not yet available.
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 36, Number 45, eff.10/14/2016 is not yet available.