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part who is employed to deliver respiratory care services, under direct supervision, pursuant to the order of a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. (10) “Respiratory care services” includes: (a) Evaluation and disease management. (b) Diagnostic and therapeutic use of respiratory equipment, devices, or medical gas. (c) Administration of drugs, as duly ordered or prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 and in accordance with protocols, policies, and procedures established by a hospital or other health care provider or the board. (d) Initiation, management, and maintenance of equipment to assist and support ventilation and respiration. (e) Diagnostic procedures, research, and therapeutic treatment and procedures, including measurement of ventilatory volumes, pressures, and flows; specimen collection and analysis of blood for gas transport and acid/base determinations; pulmonary-function testing; and other related physiological monitoring of cardiopulmonary systems. (f) Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. (g) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, advanced cardiac life support, neonatal resuscitation, and pediatric advanced life support, or equivalent functions. (h) Insertion and maintenance of artificial airways and intravascular catheters. (i) Education of patients, families, the public, or other health care providers, including disease process and management programs and smoking prevention and cessation programs. (j) Initiation and management of hyperbaric oxygen. History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 84-252; s. 2, ch. 86-60; s. 2, ch. 87-553; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 135, ch. 94-218; s. 291, ch. 97-103; s. 130, ch. 97-264; s. 176, ch. 99-397; s. 109, ch. 2001-277; s. 1, ch. 2004-299. 468.353 Board of Respiratory Care; powers and duties.— (1) The board is authorized to establish minimum standards for the delivery of respiratory care services and to adopt those rules necessary to administer this part. (2) The board may administer oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony in all matters relating to its duties under this part. (3) The board may adopt rules to administer this part, including rules governing the investigation, inspection, and review of schools and colleges that offer courses in respiratory care in order to ascertain their compliance with standards established by the board or appropriate accrediting agencies. History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 84-252; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; s. 25, ch. 95-146; s. 177, ch. 99-397. 468.354 Board of Respiratory Care; organization; function.— (1) There is created within the department, the Board of Respiratory Care, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (2) The board shall include: (a) A registered respiratory therapist. (b) A certified respiratory therapist. (c) A respiratory care professional from each of the following areas: 1. Respiratory care education. 2. Respiratory care management and supervision. 3. Homecare/subacute. (d) Two consumer members, who are residents of this state and have never been licensed as health care practitioners. Each respiratory care professional on the board must have been actively engaged in the delivery of respiratory care services in this state for at least 4 consecutive years prior to appointment. Page 4 of 26 (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the term of office for each board member shall be 4 years. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive terms. Any time there is a vacancy to be filled, all professional organizations dealing with respiratory therapy incorporated within the state as not for profit which register their interest shall recommend at least twice as many persons to fill the vacancy as the number of vacancies to be filled, and the Governor may appoint from the submitted list, in his or her discretion, any of those persons so recommended. The Governor shall, insofar as possible, appoint persons from different geographical areas. (b) To achieve staggering of terms, within 120 days after July 1, 1999, the Governor shall appoint the board members as follows: 1. Two members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years. 2. Two members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. 3. Three members shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. (c) All provisions of