New Jersey § 45:9-37
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 45:9-37, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45:9-37.
As used in this act: “ Board ” means the State Board of Medical Examiners. “ Committee ” means the Perfusionists Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 4 of
this act. “ Extracorporeal circulation ” means the diversion of a patient's blood through a heart-lung machine or a similar
device that assumes the functions of the patient's heart, lungs, kidney, liver, or
other organs. “ Perfusion ” means the functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation
of the cardiovascular, circulatory or respiratory system or other organs, or a combination
of those activities, and to ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by
monitoring and analyzing the parameters of the systems under an order and under the
supervision of a licensed physician, including: (1) the use of extracorporeal circulation, long-term cardiopulmonary support techniques
including extracorporeal carbon-dioxide removal and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation,
and associated therapeutic and diagnostic technologies: (2) counterpulsation, ventricular assistance, autotransfusion, blood conservation
techniques, myocardial and organ preservation, extracorporeal life support, and isolated
limb perfusion; (3) the use of techniques involving blood management, advanced life support, and other
related functions; and (4) in the performance of the activities herein described: (a) the administration of: (i) pharmacological and therapeutic agents; (ii) blood products or anesthetic agents through the extracorporeal circuit or through
an intravenous line as ordered by a physician; (b) the performance and use of: (i) anticoagulation monitoring and analysis; (ii) physiologic monitoring and analysis; (iii) blood gas and chemistry monitoring and analysis; (iv) hematologic monitoring and analysis; (v) hypothermia; (vi) hyperthermia; (vii) hemoconcentration and hemodilution; (viii) modified extracorporeal circulatory hemodialysis; (c) the observation of signs and symptoms related to perfusion services, the determination
of whether the signs and symptoms exhibit abnormal characteristics, and the implementation
of appropriate reporting, perfusion protocols, or changes in or the initiation of
emergency procedures. “ Perfusionist ” means a person who is licensed to practice perfusion pursuant to the provisions
of this act.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 45:9-37
What does New Jersey Statutes § 45:9-37 cover?
Section 45:9-37 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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