Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.059
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.059, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 32.059. USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES.
Official statutory text
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.
(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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