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Board addresses respiratory‑care rules limiting LVN tasks and seeks legislative, stakeholder remedies
Summary
After public testimony from families and provider groups, the board directed staff to pursue legislative clarifications (including a Good Samaritan civil‑liability expansion for in‑workplace emergency care), engage the respiratory care board and stakeholders on training and certification options, and consider urgent transitional protections for vulnerable populations.
The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians took up an extended discussion on Nov. 18 about recent respiratory care board (RCB) regulations that narrowed where licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) may perform respiratory tasks — including suctioning — and the impacts of those changes on people who rely on LVN care in homes, schools and community programs.
Executive Officer Yamaguchi summarized the RCB rulemaking and said the RCB approved emergency regulations to delay full implementation in several settings but that substantial concerns remain. She told the board that BVNPT staff plan to engage RCB and other stakeholders to identify workable solutions such as post‑licensure…
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