Ohio Admin. Code 4761-5-01 - Examination requirements pursuant to division (A) of section 4761.04 of the Revised Code
(a) The applicant, on the date of
application for an Ohio license, holds an active and valid license issued by
another state or states and the license was issued in part or in whole based
upon successful completion of either of the following examinations offered by
the national board for respiratory care, inc.'s (NBRC) or its successor
organization:
(i) The certified respiratory
therapist (C.R.T.) examination taken prior to January 1, 2015;
or
(ii) The registered respiratory
therapist (R.R.T.) examination consisting of both the written and clinical
simulation portions; and
(b) Each state of origin requires
its licensees to complete at least as many contact hours of continuing
education as the state of Ohio and the applicant is current on obtaining and
reporting completed continuing education to each state of origin based on the
renewal schedule of each state. If the applicant holds a license from a state
that does not require as many contact hours of continuing education as the
state of Ohio, the board will require the applicant to complete needed contact
hours to make up the difference.
(1) On and after January 1, 2015,
the board recognizes successful completion of both portions of the R.R.T.
examination administered by the NBRC or its successor organization as meeting
the requirements of division (A)(3) of section 4761.04 of the Revised Code if
the examination was passed within three years prior to the date of application
for an Ohio license. The board will waive the requirements of divisions (A)(2)
and (A)(3) of section 4761.04 for any applicant that has successfully completed
both portions of the RRT examination in compliance with this
rule.
(2) Prior to January 1, 2015, the
board recognizes successful completion of the CRT examination administered by
the NBRC as meeting the requirements of division (A)(3) of section 4761.04 of
the Revised Code if the examination was passed within three years prior to the
date of application for an Ohio license.
(3) The board will waive the three
year examination recognition period contained in paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2)
of this rule for persons demonstrating regular employment in the practice of
respiratory care by an entity meeting the requirements of division (A)(2) of
section 4761.11 of the Revised Code. Applicants meeting this requirement must
show proof of successful completion of an examination recognized in paragraphs
(B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule.
(C) Recognition of examination for
the purpose of Ohio credentialing:
(1) Applicants for licensure by Ohio
credentialing must take and pass the Ohio state credentialing examination
offered by the NBRC in accordance with rule
4761-5-02
of the Administrative Code. This examination shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of the agreement between the board and the NBRC;
or
(2) Applicants must hold an active
license from another state based on taking and passing a state credentialing
examination that meets or exceeds the scope of the examination approved by the
board under paragraph (C)(1) of this rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4761.03
Rule Amplifies: 4761.03, 4761.04(A), 4761.04(B)
Prior Effective Dates: 03/10/1990, 01/01/1996, 05/19/1997, 09/21/1998, 03/26/2001, 07/11/2003, 08/15/2008, 04/24/2013
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