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Respiratory Care Licensing Requirements & Information
Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine
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Has passed the entry level credentialing examination as determined by the NBRC (Subchapter F, ~18.307)
Has graduated from a respiratory care program approved by the CoARC (Subchapter F, ~18.307)
An applicant for biennial renewal or reactivation of licensure is required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education; at least 10 hours shall be obtained through classroom lecture, clinical presentation, or other live sessions where a presenter is involved, one hour shall be completed in medical ethics and one hour shall be completed in patient safety (Subchapter F, ~18.309a)
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Functions of respiratory therapists are defined (Subchapter F, ~18.305)