As used in the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act:

1. "Board" means the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists;

2. "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 or both;

3. "Licensed perfusionist" means a person licensed to practice perfusion pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act;

4. "Perfusion" means the functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiovascular, circulatory and respiratory systems to ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring the parameters of the systems under an order and under the supervision of a licensed physician, including:

a.the use of extracorporeal circulation, cardiopulmonary support techniques, and other therapeutic and diagnostic technologies,

b.ventricular assistance, administration of cardioplegia, and isolated limb perfusion,

c.the use of techniques involving blood management, advanced life support, and other related functions, and

d.in the performance of the acts described in this paragraph:

(1)the administration of:

(a)pharmacological and therapeutic agents, or

(b)blood products or anesthetic agents through the extracorporeal circuit or through an intravenous line as ordered by a physician,

(2)the performance and use of:

(a)anticoagulation analysis,

(b)physiologic analysis,

(c)blood gas and chemistry analysis,

(d)hypothermia,

(e)hyperthermia,

(f)hemoconcentration, and

(g)hemodilution,

(3)the observation of signs and symptoms related to perfusion services, and the determination of whether the signs and symptoms exhibit abnormal characteristics, and

(4)the implementation of appropriate reporting and perfusion protocols, and changes in, or the initiation of, emergency procedures;

5. "Perfusion protocol" means perfusion-related policies and protocols developed or approved by a licensed health facility or a physician through collaboration with administrators, licensed perfusionists, and other health professionals; and

6. "Provisional licensed perfusionist" means a person provisionally licensed by this state pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 226, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996.