(a)  The director, in consultation with the board, shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees for licenses, and for renewal of licenses for respiratory care practitioners.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-39-11

  • 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

(b)  The initial application fee shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54.

(c)  A biennial license renewal fee shall be established in an amount as set forth in § 23-1-54.

History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 428, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 33; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 34; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 47.