Guidelines, Policies and Position Statements

Practice Guidelines

• 2017 NSCRT Social Media Guideline
• 2017 NSCRT Orientation Guideline
• Practice Guideline Related to Respiratory Therapists’ Requirements for Minimizing the Spread of COVID-19 -6Apr2020
• 2020 NSCRT Documentation Guideline
• 2024 NSCRT Transfer of Accountability Guideline
• 2024 NSCRT Revised Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Guideline for RRTs
• 2024 NSCRT Am I Practicing? Fact Sheet

Policy Papers

• 2011 NSCRT Care Directive

Position Statements 

• Position Statement - Changing the Entry to Practice Credential Requirement 
• Position Statement - Vaccine Hesitancy
• Position Statement - Statement Regarding Racism in Nova Scotia-July 19, 2021
• Position Statement - Revised NSCRT Position Statement on AA Practice December 2022
• Position Statement - Assignment of Interventions to RRTs by PAs, NPs and Physicians Practicing Telehealth