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Additional CPT codes for C-NPs
Delegating to an LPN the injection of local anesthetic agents intradermally (see Law, R.S. 37:930.D)
RN delegating PRN medications to trained unlicensed school employees (inhalant, asthmatic)
Removing an internal vascular doppler
RN accessing a life-port in the subcutaneous area of the abdomen for recurrent ascites
RN injecting contrast media intra-arterially during diagnostic cardiac cath procedures
Delegating to unlicensed nursing personnel a bowel dis-impaction in the home health setting – non-delegable task
Additional CPT codes for CNPs & CNSs
Additional CPT codes for CNMs, WHNPs, FNPs
RN delegating to trained unlicensed school personnel medication administration via gastrostomy tube
RN performing sexual assault exams & functioning as a sexual assault nurse examiner(SANE) with provisos
Additional CPT codes for CNPs and CNSs
RN removing PICC lines acute care setting only (wavier of 8 hr ed required for insertion & removal of the PICC in the home care setting, see 97.02 PICC removal in the home setting, still requires 8 hr educational program)
RN performing microdermabrasion (reaffirms Board’s previous opinion 01.12 – physician must first assess the pt.)
Delegating to an LPN the reinsertion of a gastrostomy tube (reaffirms Board’s previous opinion 93.07 - non-delegable task)
RN delegating to a LPN the accessing and terminating of double-lumen permacaths and central line catheters in outpatient/chronic setting (Revised Declaratory Statement on the Role and Scope of Practice of the RN in Dialysis Nursing in Renal Dialysis Centers and Facilities)
RN performing medical evaluation to determine person’s ability to use a respirator
