Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4713
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4713
- Advisor: means an advisor appointed to give advice to the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation under section 4705 of this title. See
- biennially: shall mean the year in which a regular session of the General Assembly is held. See
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- 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.
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Respiratory care: means the allied health profession responsible for the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with cardiopulmonary systems under the direction of a physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, or nurse practitioner. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 4713. Renewals; continuing education
(a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided the person applying for renewal completes at least 12 hours of continuing education requirements, approved by the Director, during the preceding two-year period.
(b) The Director, with the advice of the advisor appointees, shall establish, by rule, guidelines and criteria for continuing education credit.
(c) Biennially, the Director shall forward a renewal form to each licensee. Upon receipt of the completed form, renewal fee, and evidence of eligibility, the Director shall issue a new license.
(d) Any application for renewal of a license that has expired shall be accompanied by the renewal fee and late fee. A person shall not be required to pay renewal fees for years during which the license was lapsed.
(e) If a respiratory care practitioner’s license has lapsed for more than five consecutive years, that person shall pay all applicable renewal and reinstatement fees and shall demonstrate competence to the Director’s satisfaction by one or more of the following, as determined by the Director:
(1) documenting licensed practice in another state;
(2) completing a remedial course;
(3) completing continuing education requirements; or
(4) passing an examination approved by the Director. (Added 2003, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 27, § 115; 2007, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 44.)