A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue a license to practice respiratory care, upon payment of a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), to persons who have qualified pursuant to Section 8 of this act.
B. 1. Other applicants who have not passed the CRTT or RRT examination and who have been practicing respiratory care in a full time capacity for a period of more than twenty-four (24) months prior to the effective date of this act may, at the discretion of the Board, be issued a license to practice respiratory care upon payment of a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00). Provided, such applicant must demonstrate through written evidence verified under oath and certified to by the employing health care facility that applicant has in fact been employed in such capacity for more than twenty-four (24) months preceding the effective date of this act.
2. All other applicants who have not passed the CRTT or RRT examinations and who have been in the full time practice of respiratory care for a period of less than twenty-four (24) months, who, through written evidence verified by oath, demonstrate as required by rules of the Board that they are currently functioning in the capacity of a respiratory care practitioner, may be given a special provisional license to practice respiratory care under the supervision of a consenting licensed respiratory care practitioner or consenting licensed physician for a period of no longer than thirty-six (36) months from the effective date of this act. Such applicants must pass an entry level examination administered by the Board during the thirty-six-month period in order to be issued a license to practice respiratory care. The fee for a special provisional license shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00).
Added by Laws 1995, c. 171, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
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