Applicants for a license to practice respiratory therapy on Guam must complete and file an application with the Board. Applicants must have all of the following qualifications:

(a) Licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist:

(1) transcripts from an approved school of respiratory therapy, evidencing the successful completion of a two (2) year program, resulting in a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy;

(2) current certification as a RRT by the National
Board for Respiratory Care; or

(3) have obtained RRT status from the National
Board for Respiratory Care prior to January 1, 2004.

(b) Licensed Certified Respiratory Therapist or
Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician:

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(1) transcripts from an approved school of respiratory therapy, evidencing the successful completion of a one (1) year program; and

(2) current certification as a Certified Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care; or

(3) have obtained certification as a Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician by the National Board of Respiratory Care before July 1, 1999.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-329:13 (Aug. 14, 1998), amended by P.L.
25-190:3 (Jan. 22, 2001).

2015 NOTE: Subsection designations in this provision were altered from numbers to lowercase letters to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.