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DE SB94
Bill
Status
5/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nicole Poore
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AI Summary
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Expands the scope of practice for licensed respiratory care practitioners (RCPs) to include all forms of extracorporeal life support, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R)
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Allows qualified respiratory therapists to administer medication during extracorporeal life support procedures, eliminating the current requirement to wait for another licensed professional
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RCPs continue to work under the general supervision of a physician, whether through direct observation, approved protocols, or written/verbal orders
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Makes technical formatting corrections to existing law, changing semicolons to periods in the list of authorized RCP duties
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Respiratory Care Practitioners.
Last Action
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 On Its Merits
6/17/2025