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pursuant to section 434.__Within the practice protocols the | | registered cardiovascular invasive specialist, under the | | supervision of a cardiologist, may: |
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| | | 1.__Baseline patient assessment.__Perform baseline patient | | assessment; |
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| | | 2.__Evaluate patient response.__Evaluate patient response to | | diagnostic or interventional maneuvers and medications during | | cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures; |
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| | | 3.__Provide patient care and drug administration.__Provide | | patient care and drug administration commonly used in the cardiac | | catheterization laboratory under the direction of a qualified | | physician; |
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| | | 4.__Act as first assistant.__Act as first assistant during | | diagnostic and therapeutic catheterization procedures; |
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| | | 5.__Monitor and analyze hemodynamic data.__Monitor and analyze | | hemodynamic data during all therapeutic and diagnostic | | catheterization procedures; and |
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| | | 6.__Assist in advanced cardiac life support procedures.__ | | Assist in advanced cardiac life support procedures. |
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| | | A cardiovascular invasive specialist may practice only under | | the supervision of a supervising cardiologist.__A supervising | | cardiologist may not supervise more than 2 registered | | cardiovascular invasive specialists at any one time. |
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| | | A cardiovascular invasive specialist shall practice within the | | written scope of a hospital's practice protocols.__The hospital | | shall adopt these practice protocols, which must be signed by the | | supervising cardiologists and cardiovascular invasive specialists | | practicing at the hospital.__Copies of the protocols must be on | | file at all practice sites.__The protocols must include at a | | minimum the following: |
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| | | 1.__Names of supervising cardiologists.__Names, license | | numbers and practice addresses of the supervising cardiologists; |
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| | | 2.__Names of cardiovascular invasive specialists.__Names and | | practice addresses of the cardiovascular invasive specialists; |
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