                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN; DEFINITION (§ 54.1-2729.2)

&#8220;Dialysis patient care technician&#8221; or &#8220;dialysis care
technician&#8221; 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 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 § 54.1-3408, 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.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 995; 2006, c. 75; 2023, c. 183; 2025, c. 341.