(a)  Any person desiring to become licensed as a respiratory care practitioner shall make application to the board on a written form in the manner that the board prescribes, pay all required application fees, and certify and furnish evidence to the board that the applicant:

(1)  Has successfully completed a training program as defined in this chapter;

(2)  Has passed the examination approved by the board, as specified by rules and regulations of the department, for respiratory care practitioners administered by a nationally recognized organization for respiratory care; and

(3)  Is of good moral character.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-39-7

  • Board: means the administrative board of respiratory care;

    (2)  "Department" means the Rhode Island department of health;

    (3)  "Director" means the director of the Rhode Island health department;

    (4)  "Division" means the division of professional regulation;

    (5)  "Respiratory care" (including respiratory therapy and inhalation therapy) means a health professional, under qualified medical direction, employed in the therapy, management, rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the cardiopulmonary system and associated aspects of other system function;

    (6)  "Respiratory care practitioner" means a person who is licensed to practice respiratory care in Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-39-2

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  Respiratory care providers who are licensed or otherwise regulated to practice under laws of another state or territory or the District of Columbia may, upon receiving an authorization from the division, perform as a respiratory care practitioner under the supervision of a qualified and licensed respiratory care practitioner. If the applicant fails to receive licensure when the board reviews the application, all mentioned privileges shall automatically cease.

History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 428, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 172, § 1.