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The CRT and RRT designations are the standard credential in respiratory care for licensure requirements in the portions of the United States that have enacted a Respiratory Care Act. States that license respiratory therapists sometimes require the practitioner to maintain their NBRC credentialing to maintain their license to practice. [2]
A board of respiratory care is typically a division of that states Department of Health, much like a Board of Nursing or Board of Medicine. Granting licenses to applicants and reviewing policy related to practice and care. [5] [6] [7] [8]
In the United States the examination is one of two levels of the National Board for Respiratory Care examination, which was the only level of respiratory therapist testing available until the creation of the RRT. Graduates of accredited associate level college programs or higher (bachelor, masters) are eligible to sit for this examination.
There are two recognized governing bodies in the United States: the State Board of Respiratory Care in the state in which a respiratory therapist is licensed to practice and the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), a non-profit organization which regulates two levels of certification along with some additional specialist certifications.
24 Utah. 25 Vermont. 26 Virginia. 27 Washington. 28 West Virginia. 29 Wisconsin. 30 Wyoming. 31 References. ... Northwest New Jersey Consortium Respiratory Care ...
Respiratory Therapists or Respiratory Care Practitioners in many countries are required to have graduated from an accredited and recognized college or university and additionally pass a registry exam prior to being eligible for licensure. In the United States, Respiratory Therapists are granted either Registry or Certificate credentials by the ...
2011: In 2011 the State of Hawaii became the 49th state in the United States to create a Board of Respiratory Care and enacting a Respiratory Care Act. [6] 2012: In April, 2012 the Office of Regulation in the State of Michigan recommends the de-regulation of the respiratory therapy profession. [7]
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is a non profit organization and is the only professional organization supporting Respiratory Care in the United States. In addition to attempting to help lobby for beneficial legislation nationally and locally, the AARC is trying to promote the profession as a whole to increase interest and ...