{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-32.059","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.059","heading":"USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES.","body":"The executive commissioner by rule shall require that respiratory therapy services for ventilator-dependent persons furnished as part of a plan of care under this chapter be provided by a respiratory care practitioner authorized to practice respiratory care under Chapter 604, Occupations Code, when:\n(1) respiratory therapy is determined by the recipient's treating physician to be the most effective method of treatment; and\n(2) the use of a respiratory care practitioner is practicable and cost-neutral or cost-effective.\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.134, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 32. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.32.htm#32.059","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"94d70d353e3892231aeedce34697a741ea1b46b3d83ca8fc2a50630b1748c4c5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-32.058","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-32.061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}