Section 18.606. Registration of temporary emergency perfusionist service

(a) An out-of-State perfusionist shall register with the Board prior to providing temporary emergency perfusionist service in this Commonwealth in accordance with section 13.3(j) of the act (63 P. S. § 422.13c(j)).

(b) The out-of-State perfusionist or another person acting on behalf of the out-of-State perfusionist shall submit, on forms made available by the Board, a completed registration form with the questions fully answered which shall be verified by the out-of-State perfusionist by personal or electronic signature. The completed registration form shall be submitted by electronic means, including computer-to-computer, computer-to-facsimile machine or e-mail transmission.

(c) Although not limited to a single procedure or single patient or group of related patients, an out-of-State perfusionist may provide temporary emergency perfusionist services in this Commonwealth for no longer than 72 hours.

(d) An out-of-State perfusionist may not provide temporary emergency perfusionist service in this Commonwealth more than once without being licensed in accordance with § 18.603, § 18.604 or § 18.605 (relating to application for perfusionist license; application for temporary graduate perfusionist license; and application for temporary provisional perfusionist license).

(e) A registration for an out-of-State perfusionist is not complete unless the health care facility licensed by the Department of Health has submitted the certification required under section 13.3(j)(1)(ii) of the act to the Board by electronic means, including computer-to-computer, computer-to-facsimile machine or e-mail transmission.