Sec. 32.059. USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES. 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.
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