Is a Physician/Licensed Independent Practitioners order required for the use of a pulse oximeter?
A. No, an order does not need to be obtained unless required by State Law and/or Practice Acts. There is one exception: in the case of a Medicare certified home health agency, when pulse oximetry for a Medicare beneficiary is a part of his or her ongoing plan of care, the order needs to be included on the 485 or corresponding update/modification order. The order should also contain parameters to be reported to the physician.
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