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R156-57-101 Title.
These rules are known as the "Respiratory Care Practices Act Rules".
R156-57-102 Definitions.
In addition to the definitions in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 57, as used in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 57, or these rules:
(1) "Approved respiratory care practitioner educational program" means a respiratory therapy technician program or a respiratory therapist program which was accredited by the American Medical Association or the Council for Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) at the time the applicant successfully completed the program.
(2) "Qualified faculty, staff, or designee" as used in Subsection 58-1-307 (1)(b) means a licensed respiratory care practitioner who supervises only to the level of their competence based on their education, training, and experience.
(3) "Respiratory care technician" as used in Subsection 58-57-10 (1)(b) means respiratory therapy technician or CRTT.
(4) "Respiratory care therapist" as used in Subsection 58-57-10 (1)(b) means respiratory therapist or RRT.
(5) "Supervised" as used in Subsection 58-1-307 (1)(b) means that the licensed respiratory care practitioner is present in the facility and shall be available to see the patient and give immediate consultation with respect to care.
(6) "Unprofessional conduct", as defined in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 57, is further defined, in accordance with Subsection 58-1-203 (5), in Section R156-57-502.
R156-57-103 Authority - Purpose.
These rules are adopted by the division under the authority of Subsection 58-1-106 (1) to enable the division to administer Title 58, Chapter 57.
R156-57-104 Organization - Relationship to Rule R156-1.
The organization of this rule and its relationship to Rule R156-1 is as described in Section 58-1-107.
R156-57-302d Qualifications for Licensure - Examination Requirements.
In accordance with Subsections 58-1-203 (2) and 58-1-301 (3), the examination requirements for licensure in Subsection 58-57-4 (2)(f) are defined, clarified, or established as follows.
(1) The qualifying examinations required for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner shall be the following:
(a) the Utah Respiratory Care Law and Rule Examination; and
(b) the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) examination for Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT); or
(c) the NBRC examination for Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
(2) To document passing one of the required NBRC examinations, an applicant must submit one of the following to the division with his application for licensure:
(a) a notarized copy of his CRTT or RRT certificate; or
(b) an unofficial copy of his passing CRTT or RRT examination score that was issued directly to him by the NBRC. An unofficial copy of an applicant's score will only be accepted for licensure if the applicant has directed the NBRC, before sitting for the examination, to release an official verification of his passing score directly to the division.
(3) A passing score on the Utah Respiratory Care Law and Rule Examination is 75%.
R156-57-303 Renewal Cycle - Procedures.
(1) In accordance with Subsection 58-1-308 (1), the renewal date for the two-year renewal cycle applicable to licensees under Title 58, Chapter 57 is established by rule in Section R156-1-308.
R156-57-502 Unprofessional Conduct.
"Unprofessional conduct" includes:
(1) appropriating medications, supplies or personal items of the patient or agency;
(2) leaving a respiratory therapy assignment without properly notifying appropriate personnel; or
(3) failing to report, through the proper channels, facts known to the individual regarding the incompetent, unethical, or illegal practice of any licensed health care professional unless exempt under the laws related to patient/client confidentiality.
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KEY: licensing, respiratory care*
1994
[Editor's note: Below are references
to the Utah Code that are listed by the
agency making this rule as authority
for the rule.]
58-57-1
58-1-106
(1)
58-1-202
(1)
Notice of Continuation March 3, 1997
