Oklahoma § 63-7200.4 - Ordering and furnishing sleep diagnostic tests Facility standards

§ 63-7200.4. Ordering and furnishing sleep diagnostic tests Facility standards

A. Sleep diagnostic tests shall be ordered by a physician,

physician assistant or advance practice nurse.

B. Sleep diagnostic tests shall be furnished:

1. By a sleep diagnostic testing facility;

2. By, or under arrangements made by, a hospital for its

patients whereby the hospital exercises professional responsibility

over the arranged services; or

3. In the patient’s home.

C. Sleep diagnostic testing facilities shall meet the following

standards:

1. Sleep diagnostic testing facilities shall be supervised by a

supervising physician as defined by this act;

2. On and after January 1, 2010, sleep diagnostic testing

facilities shall be fully or provisionally certified or accredited

by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the Joint

Commission or the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC),

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except that the full or provisional certification or accreditation

by AASM, the Joint Commission, or ACHC shall not be required until

June 30, 2010, for any sleep diagnostic testing facility that has

submitted a complete application for certification or accreditation

to AASM, the Joint Commission and/or ACHC on or before December 31,

2009;

3. An interpreting physician shall interpret the data generated

by all sleep diagnostic tests conducted at a sleep diagnostic

testing facility; and

4. Nonphysician personnel conducting sleep diagnostic tests

shall perform their duties under the direction and supervision of

the supervising physician.

D. Sleep diagnostic tests performed in the patient’s home shall

be conducted under the supervision of a supervising physician and

interpreted by an interpreting physician.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 360, § 4.