(a) Home medical equipment, legend device, and medical gas suppliers shall not supply medical gases or legend devices to a patient without an order.(b)(1) Orders may be issued for institutional, medical practitioner, and individual patient use.(2) It is also recognized that oxygen, liquid oxygen, and legend devices may be used in emergencies by trained individuals.(3) Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the prehospital emergency administration of oxygen by licensed healthcare providers, emergency medical technicians, first responders, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other emergency personnel trained in the proper use of emergency oxygen.Acts 1995, No. 1101, § 6.
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