45:14E-9 Licensing for respiratory care practitioners required.

9. a. No person shall practice, nor present himself as able to practice, respiratory care unless he possesses a valid license as a respiratory care practitioner in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1991, c.31 (C.45:14E-1 et seq.). A person who possesses a valid license as a respiratory care practitioner may use the title, "licensed respiratory care practitioner" and the abbreviation, "LRCP," "RCP," or "RCP-L." A person who does not possess a valid license as a respiratory care practitioner shall not use the terms "inhalation therapy," "respiratory therapy," "respiratory therapy technician," "pulmonary therapy," "pulmonary technician," or any other terms, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is a respiratory care practitioner or directly or by implication represent in any way that the person is a respiratory care practitioner, in connection with the person's practice.

b. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a person enrolled in a respiratory care education program from performing those duties essential for completion of a trainee's clinical service, provided the duties are performed under the supervision and direction of a physician or licensed respiratory care practitioner.

c. Nothing in P.L.1991, c.31 (C.45:14E-1 et seq.) is intended to limit the provision of respiratory care services rendered in the course of an emergency by a certified emergency medical technician or paramedic or other person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, or podiatry, or other health care professional trained to render emergency services.

d. Nothing in P.L.1991, c.31 (C.45:14E-1 et seq.) shall confer the authority of a person licensed under that act to perform or operate any apparatus used in the performance of extracorporeal circulation or oxygenation.

e. Nothing in P.L.1991, c.31 (C.45:14E-1 et seq.) is intended to limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the practices of other persons and health providers licensed by appropriate agencies of the State of New Jersey, so long as those duties are consistent with the accepted standards of the member's profession and the member does not present himself as a respiratory care practitioner.

f. Nothing in P.L.1991, c.31 (C.45:14E-1 et seq.) shall confer the authority to a person licensed to practice respiratory care to practice another health profession as currently defined in Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.

L.1991, c.31, s.9; amended 2004, c.167, s.3; 2017, c.119, s.2.