§ 4701. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Advisor” means an advisor appointed to give advice to the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation under section 4705 of this title. (2) “Consultation by telecommunications” means a respiratory care practitioner renders professional or expert opinion or advice via telecommunications or computer technology from another […]
§ 4702. Prohibition; offenses (a) No person shall practice or attempt to practice respiratory care or hold himself or herself out as being able to do so in this State without first having obtained a license. (b) No person shall use in connection with the person’s name any letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying […]
§ 4703. Professional identification (a) A person holding a license to practice respiratory care in this State shall use the title “respiratory care practitioner” and the abbreviation “R.C.P.” (b) A licensee shall show his or her license when requested. (c) A person matriculated in an accredited respiratory education program shall use the title “student respiratory […]
§ 4704. Director of the Office of Professional Regulation; duties (a) The Director shall: (1) provide general information to applicants for licensure as respiratory care practitioners; (2) administer fees as provided for under 3 V.S.A. § 125(b); (3) explain appeal procedures to respiratory care practitioners and applicants and explain complaint procedures to the public; (4) […]
§ 4705. Advisor appointees (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint two respiratory care practitioners to serve as advisors in matters relating to respiratory care. They shall be appointed for staggered five-year terms and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. One of the initial appointments shall be for less than a five-year term. (b) […]
§ 4706. Application To apply for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner, a person shall apply to the Director on a form furnished by the Director. The application shall be accompanied by payment of the specified fee and evidence of eligibility as requested by the Director. (Added 2003, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
§ 4707. Eligibility To be eligible for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner, an applicant shall: (1) have completed a respiratory care educational program as defined in subdivision 4701(10) of this title; and (2) pass a standardized national examination approved by the Director. (Added 2003, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2007, No. 163 […]
§ 4708. Examination Examinations shall be conducted under this chapter by a nationally recognized credentialing body approved by the Director. Examinations administered and the procedures of administration shall be fair and reasonable and shall be designed and implemented to ensure that all applicants are granted licensure if they demonstrate that they possess the minimal occupational […]
§ 4709. Licensure without examination; endorsement (a) The Director may issue a license to practice respiratory care by endorsement and without examination to an applicant who is currently licensed to practice respiratory care under the laws of another state, territory, or country, and who is in good standing to practice respiratory care in that jurisdiction, […]
§ 4710. Temporary licensure (a) A temporary license without examination for practice under the direction of a respiratory care practitioner licensed in Vermont may be issued to a person who applies for the first time to practice respiratory care in this State as a respiratory care practitioner and meets all other qualifications of section 4707 […]
§ 4711. Temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists (a) Respiratory care services may be performed without a license by a student currently enrolled in a respiratory care educational program when these services are incidental to the clinical aspect of a student’s course of study. (b) A student enrolled in a respiratory care educational program who […]
§ 4712. Exemptions from licensure (a) A person shall not practice respiratory care or represent himself or herself to be a respiratory care practitioner unless he or she is licensed under this chapter, except that this chapter shall not prohibit: (1) A person matriculated in an education program approved by the Director who is pursuing […]
§ 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, […]
§ 4714. Unprofessional conduct (a) A person licensed under this chapter or a person applying for a license shall not engage in unprofessional conduct. (b) Unprofessional conduct means the following conduct in addition to the conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A.§ 129a: (1) Failure to keep written respiratory care records justifying a course of treatment […]
