California Business and Professions Code 3704 – As used in this chapter, these terms shall be defined as …
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As used in this chapter, these terms shall be defined as follows:
(a) “Board” means the Respiratory Care Board of California.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 3704
- Board: means the Respiratory Care Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 3704
- Department: means the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 3704
- Respiratory care: includes "respiratory therapy" or "inhalation therapy" where those terms mean respiratory care. See California Business and Professions Code 3704
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(b) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(c) “Medical director” means a physician and surgeon who is a member of a health care facility’s active medical staff and who is knowledgeable in respiratory care.
(d) “Respiratory care” includes “respiratory therapy” or “inhalation therapy,” where those terms mean respiratory care.
(e) “Respiratory therapy school” means a program reviewed and approved by the board.
(f) “State agency” includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, authority, and commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (SB 1003) Effective January 1, 2019.)