8504 – Requirements for Licensure as a Respiratory Therapist.
§ 8504. Requirements for licensure as a respiratory therapist. To qualify for a license as a respiratory therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: 1. Application: file an application with the department; 2. Education: have received an education, including completion of an approved associate degree program in respiratory therapy or in a program determined […]
8504-A – Mandatory Continuing Education for Respiratory Therapists.
§ 8504-a. Mandatory continuing education for respiratory therapists. 1. (a) Each licensed respiratory therapist required under this article to register triennially with the department to practice in the state shall comply with provisions of the mandatory continuing education requirements prescribed in subdivision two of this section except as set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) […]
8505 – Exempt Persons.
§ 8505. Exempt persons. This article shall not prohibit: 1. The practice of respiratory therapy as an integral part of a program of study by students enrolled in approved respiratory therapy education programs; 2. The performance of any of the modalities included in the definition of respiratory therapy by any other duly licensed, certified or […]
8506 – Limited Permits.
§ 8506. Limited permits. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice and duration shall be issued by the department to eligible applicants as follows: 1. Eligibility. A person who fulfills all requirements for registration as a respiratory therapist except that relating to the examination shall be eligible for a limited permit. 2. Limit of practice. All […]
8507 – Special Provisions.
§ 8507. Special provisions. A person shall be licensed without examination provided that, within one year of the effective date of this article, the individuals: 1. files an application and pays the appropriate fees to the department; and 2. (a) is registered by a national certifying or accrediting board for respiratory therapy acceptable to the […]
8508 – Definition of the Practice of Respiratory Therapy Technician.
§ 8508. Definition of the practice of respiratory therapy technician. A respiratory therapy technician means a person licensed in accordance with this article who works under the supervision of a licensed respiratory therapist or a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician performing tasks and responsibilities within the framework of the practice of respiratory therapy.
8509 – Duties of Respiratory Therapy Technicians and Use of the Title “Respiratory Therapy Technician”.
§ 8509. Duties of respiratory therapy technicians and use of the title “respiratory therapy technician”. Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall participate in the practice of respiratory therapy as a respiratory therapy technician and only a person licensed under this article shall use the title “respiratory therapy technician”.
8404 – Creative Arts Therapy.
§ 8404. Creative arts therapy. 1. Definition of the practice of creative arts therapy. The practice of the profession of creative arts therapy is defined as: (a) the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment, which may be either primary, parallel or adjunctive, of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of […]
8405 – Psychoanalysis.
§ 8405. Psychoanalysis. 1. Definition of the practice of psychoanalysis. The practice of the profession of psychoanalysis is defined as: (a) the observation, description, evaluation, and interpretation of dynamic unconscious mental processes that contribute to the formation of personality and behavior in order to identify and resolve unconscious psychic problems which affect interpersonal relationships and […]
8406 – State Board for Mental Health Practitioners.
§ 8406. State board for mental health practitioners. A state board for mental health practitioners shall be appointed by the board of regents on the recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of licensing and regulation. The board shall be composed of at least […]