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This Amendment to Senate Bill No.

This Amendment to Senate Bill No.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Heffernan
Last action
2026-06-30
Official status
Stricken 6/30/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The amendment was stricken (removed) from consideration on June 30, 2026, so it did not become law.

Amendment Clarifying Respiratory Care Practitioner Duties

This amendment to Senate Bill No. 94 clarifies that respiratory care practitioners can manage extracorporeal life support systems and related therapies.

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies the scope of practice for a respiratory care practitioner in Senate Bill No. 94.
  • Explicitly includes management of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a permitted task.
  • Includes management of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R).
  • Allows practitioners to handle associated integrated therapies that are functionally or technically linked to ECMO or ECCO2R systems.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Respiratory care practitioners

Terms To Know

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
A type of extracorporeal life support therapy.
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R)
A type of extracorporeal life support therapy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This amendment was stricken in the House on June 30, 2026.
  • The official text does not state when this change would take effect if it had passed.
  • The source material does not define specific training requirements for these tasks.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Stricken in House

  2. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment to Senate Bill No. 94 clarifies the scope of practice for a respiratory care practitioner by explicitly including the management of extracorporeal life support therapies and associated integrated therapies.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Heffernan

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 94

AMEND Senate Bill No. 94 by deleting lines 30 and 31 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(11) Management of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECC02R), and associated integrated therapies. Associated integrated therapies include any clinical intervention, equipment, or procedures that are functionally or technically integrated with ECMO or ECC02R systems.

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SYNOPSIS

This Amendment to Senate Bill No. 94 clarifies the scope of practice for a respiratory care practitioner by explicitly including the management of extracorporeal life support therapies and associated integrated therapies.