Blood-gas technician: Qualifications and activities.

1. To qualify for a certificate as a blood-gas technician, a person must: (a) Be a graduate of a 1- or 2-year school of respiratory therapy or a school for cardiopulmonary technology accredited by the American Medical Association; or (b) Successfully complete an equivalent course of training in the theory and practice of the determination of blood gases. 2. A blood-gas technician may only work under direct medical supervision and must be certified, in writing, by his or her medical supervisor as competent in drawing blood, including arterial puncture. The medical supervisor must be a blood-gas technologist or the director.