Placing IV catheters as CPT 1
Hi my fellow vamps! I am a CPT 1 practicing in California, I currently work as a Tech Aide at an imaging facility. I’ve held my license for 2yrs but didn’t get my first phleb position(this facility) in those two years. I’ve been working at this facility for 5 months, they onboarded me with my CDPH license only. My NHA renewal date has passed so to renew it now would be $400. I didn’t renew it because I was broke and my mentor who is a phlebotomist of 10yrs told me I didn’t necessarily NEED my NHA. He explained renewing my NHA is only REQUIRED if I plan to practice out of state or if a workplace requires it.
Basically my question is, are phlebotomist with their NHA and CDPH licenses allowed to place IV catheters in the state of California?
All the tech aides have their NHA and CDPH licenses. All tech aides at this facility place IV catheters and push saline. This is what I’ve been doing for 5 months. This week they are not allowing me to place IVs because they are saying I need my NHA renewed. Higher ups told me having both licenses allows me to place IVs…which is not true. So what do you all make of this??????
my phleb mentor tells me the facility doesn’t know what they’re talking about that it’s ridiculous to bring this up 5 MONTHS into employment 😭