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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 995<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 75<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 183<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 341<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77665,"section_number":"54.1-3408","catch_line":"Professional use by practitioners","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3408\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241735,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80148,"identifier":"54.1-2729.2","token":"54.1\/III\/27.01\/54.1-2729.2","url":"\/54.1-2729.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2729.2\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27.01\/54.1-2729.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dialysis patient care technician; definition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2729.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

“Dialysis patient care technician” or “dialysis care technician” means a person who has obtained certification from an organization approved by the Department of Health Professions to provide, under the supervision of a licensed practitioner of medicine or a registered nurse, direct care to patients undergoing renal dialysis treatments in a Medicare-certified renal dialysis facility. Such direct care may include, but need not be limited to, the administration of heparin, topical needle site anesthetics, dialysis solutions, sterile normal saline solution, and blood volumizers in accordance with the order<\/span> of a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant. However, a person who has completed a training program in dialysis patient care may engage in provisional practice to obtain practical experience in providing direct patient care under direct and immediate supervision in accordance with \u00a7 54.1-3408<\/a>, until he has taken and received the results of any examination required by a certifying organization approved by the Board or for 24 months from the date of initial practice, whichever occurs sooner.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN; DEFINITION (\u00a7 54.1-2729.2)\n\n“Dialysis patient care technician” or “dialysis care\ntechnician” means a person who has obtained certification from an\norganization approved by the Department of Health Professions to provide, under\nthe supervision of a licensed practitioner of medicine or a registered nurse,\ndirect care to patients undergoing renal dialysis treatments in a\nMedicare-certified renal dialysis facility. Such direct care may include, but\nneed not be limited to, the administration of heparin, topical needle site\nanesthetics, dialysis solutions, sterile normal saline solution, and blood\nvolumizers in accordance with the order of a licensed physician, an advanced\npractice registered nurse, or a physician assistant. However, a person who has\ncompleted a training program in dialysis patient care may engage in provisional\npractice to obtain practical experience in providing direct patient care under\ndirect and immediate supervision in accordance with \u00a7 54.1-3408, until he has\ntaken and received the results of any examination required by a certifying\norganization approved by the Board or for 24 months from the date of initial\npractice, whichever occurs sooner.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 995; 2006, c. 75; 2023, c. 183; 2025, c. 341.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}