Virginia HB 854: Polysomnographic technology; students or trainees, licensure.

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18101578D

HOUSE BILL NO. 854 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled January 9, 2018 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 54.1-2957.15 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to practice of polysomnographic technology; licensure; 
 students or trainees. 
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Patron-- Peace 

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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 54.1-2957.15 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:

� 54.1-2957.15. Unlawful to practice as a polysomnographic 
 technologist without a license.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person not holding a current 
 and valid license from the Board of Medicine to practice as a polysomnographic 
 technologist or to assume the title "licensed polysomnographic 
 technologist," "polysomnographic technologist," or "licensed 
 sleep tech."

B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a 
 health care provider licensed pursuant to this title from engaging in the full 
 scope of practice for which he is licensed, including, but not limited to, 
 respiratory care professionals.

C. Nothing 
 in this section shall be construed 
 to prohibit a student enrolled in an educational 
 program in polysomnographic technology or a person engaged in a traineeship 
 from the practice of polysomnographic technology, 
 provided that such student or 
 trainee is under the direct supervision of a licensed polysomnographic 
 technologist or a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine. Any such 
 student or trainee shall be identified to patients as a student or trainee in 
 polysomnographic technology. However, any such 
 student or trainee shall be 
 required to have a 
 license to practice after 18 
 months from the start of 
 the educational program or traineeship or six months from 
 the conclusion of such program or traineeship, whichever is earlier. 

D. For 
 the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Polysomnographic technology" means the process of 
 analyzing, scoring, attended monitoring, and recording of physiologic data 
 during sleep and wakefulness to assist in the clinical assessment and diagnosis 
 of sleep/wake disorders and other disorders, syndromes, and dysfunctions that 
 either are sleep related, manifest during sleep, or disrupt normal sleep/wake 
 cycles and activities.

"Practice of polysomnographic technology" means the 
 professional services practiced in any setting under the direction and 
 supervision of a licensed physician involving the monitoring, testing, and 
 treatment of individuals suffering from any sleep disorder. Other procedures 
 include but are not limited to:

a. Application of electrodes and apparatus necessary to 
 monitor and evaluate sleep