314A.110 Requirements for mandatory certification -- Limited mandatory
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certificate.
(1)To be eligible for mandatory certification as a respiratory care practitioner the
applicant shall have held a registered respiratory therapist
(RRT)or certified
respiratory therapist
(CRT)credential issued by the National Board for Respiratory
Care or its equivalent.
(2)A temporary mandatory certificate may be issued to the graduate respiratory care
practitioner for a period not to exceed six
(6)months from graduation. The holder
of a temporary mandatory certificate who does not successfully pass the National
Board for Respiratory Care or its equivalent entry-level certification examination
within a six
(6)month period shall cease and desist performing any services as a
respiratory care practitioner. Failure to comply in this instance shall subject the
individual to prosecution for practicing as a respiratory care practitioner without a
mandatory certificate.
(3)In order for student respiratory care practitioners to be employed for compensation
to provide respiratory care services, they must apply to the board for a limited
mandatory certificate which will permit them to perform respiratory care procedures
(for which they have received training) under the direct supervision of a respiratory
therapist who holds a mandatory certificate. This limited mandatory certificate
excludes the performance of continuous mechanical or physiological ventilatory
support, arterial puncture, and blood gas analysis. The limited mandatory certificate
may be granted only to individuals actively enrolled in an accredited program and
for a period not to exceed three
(3)years. This limited mandatory certificate is in no
manner required for individuals actively enrolled in an accredited program while
performing uncompensated clinical activities required by the program.
(4)Respiratory care practitioners duly authorized to practice in other states and in good
standing and who have held a RRT or hold the CRT credential or its equivalent may
be conferred a mandatory certificate by the board if the requirements for licensure
or certification in that state are substantially equal to the requirements of this
section.
(5)Respiratory therapists applying for mandatory certification, who received their
National Board for Respiratory Care certified respiratory therapist
(CRT)or
registered respiratory therapist
(RRT)credential prior to July 1, 2002, shall retain
their National Board for Respiratory Care
(NBRC)designations as certified
respiratory therapists
(CRT)or registered respiratory therapists (RRT). Those
respiratory therapists applying for mandatory certification, who receive their CRT
or RRT credential from the NBRC after July 1, 2002, shall retain their CRT or RRT
credential as long as they have fulfilled the National Board for Respiratory Care's
continuing competency program requirements. Persons holding a mandatory
certification through the limited mechanism of grandfather status and those
respiratory therapists, receiving their CRT or RRT credential after July 1, 2002,
who do not fulfill the National Board for Respiratory Care's continuing competency
requirements, shall solely be designated as respiratory care practitioners.
(6)Mandatory certification of respiratory care practitioners shall be on a biennial basis according to established criteria under KRS 314A.115. Mandatory certificates issued by the board shall expire and shall not be renewed unless the certificate holder submits proof to the board of compliance with KRS 314A.115. On and after the date on which a person's mandatory certificate has expired, the practitioner may apply for reinstatement within five
(5)years of the expiration of the mandatory certificate. The applicant shall show compliance with the current continuing education requirement in force at the time of mandatory certificate renewal application. After expiration of a five
(5)year period, current standards for mandatory certification shall be met. The board may require individualized conditions for reinstatement.