20:48:04.02:09.  Dialysis technician training curriculum. The training program for dialysis technicians must include:

          (1)  General information relevant to the performance of selected hemodialysis tasks including:

               (a)  Governmental regulations related to end stage renal disease, the practice of nursing, and delegation;

               (b)  The role of the dialysis technician in hemodialysis;

               (c)  Ethical issues;

               (d)  Client rights and responsibilities;

               (e)  Terminology, abbreviations, and symbols;

               (f)  Basic client care skills including the collection of vital signs, weight, intake, and output;

               (g)  Universal precautions and aseptic technique;

               (h)  Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement; and

               (i)  Documentation;

          (2)  Renal anatomy and physiology;

          (3)  End stage renal disease and treatments;

          (4)  Principles of hemodialysis;

          (5)  Hemodialysis procedures;

          (6)  Access procedures;

          (7)  Laboratory procedures;

          (8)  Administration of lidocaine, heparin, and saline;

          (9)  Identification of and response to hemodialysis-related emergencies;

          (10)  Discontinuing hemodialysis;

          (11)  Reprocessing and reuse; and

          (12)  Clinical or laboratory instruction for the purpose of demonstration of selected tasks of hemodialysis and evaluation of individual competence.

          Source: 24 SDR 165, effective June 1, 1998.

          General Authority:SDCL 36-9-21.

          Law Implemented:SDCL 36-9-3, 36-9-4, 36-9-4.1, 36-9-21.