Read the full stored bill text
House
File
2603
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2603
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
711)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
licensure
as
a
respiratory
care
1
practitioner.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
6862HV
(1)
91
ss/ko
H.F.
2603
Section
1.
Section
152B.14,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
152B.14
Licensure
through
examination.
3
1.
The
Prior
to
January
1,
2027,
the
board
shall
issue
a
4
license
to
practice
respiratory
care
to
an
applicant
who
has
5
passed
an
examination
administered
by
the
state
or
a
national
6
agency
approved
by
the
board.
7
2.
Beginning
January
1,
2027,
the
board
shall
issue
a
8
license
to
practice
respiratory
care
to
an
applicant
who
has
9
passed
an
examination
administered
by
the
state
or
a
national
10
agency
approved
by
the
board,
and
who
meets
the
requirements
11
of
section
152B.15.
12
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
152B.15
Registered
respiratory
care
13
therapist
credential
required
——
exceptions.
14
1.
Beginning
January
1,
2027,
an
applicant
for
licensure
15
as
a
respiratory
care
practitioner
must
submit
to
the
board
16
evidence
of
achievement
of
the
registered
respiratory
therapist
17
credential
awarded
by
the
national
board
for
respiratory
18
care,
or
its
successor
organization,
in
addition
to
any
other
19
requirements
adopted
by
the
board
by
rule.
20
2.
Beginning
January
1,
2027,
an
applicant
for
licensure
21
as
a
respiratory
care
practitioner
who
is
currently
licensed
22
as
a
respiratory
care
practitioner
in
another
state
must
23
submit
to
the
board
evidence
of
achievement
of
the
registered
24
respiratory
therapist
credential
awarded
by
the
national
board
25
for
respiratory
care,
or
its
successor
organization,
or
the
26
completion
of
an
examination
approved
by
the
board
by
rule,
27
in
addition
to
any
other
requirements
adopted
by
the
board
by
28
rule.
29
3.
A
respiratory
care
practitioner
licensed
in
this
state
30
prior
to
January
1,
2027,
is
not
required
to
hold
a
registered
31
respiratory
therapist
credential
awarded
by
the
national
board
32
for
respiratory
care,
or
its
successor
organization,
to
renew
a
33
license,
unless
the
license
lapsed
more
than
three
months
prior
34
to
renewal.
35
-1-
LSB
6862HV
(1)
91
ss/ko
1/
2
H.F.
2603
4.
The
board
shall
cooperate
with
educational
institutions
1
and
professional
organizations
to
develop
pathways
for
persons
2
who
currently
hold
a
certified
respiratory
therapist
credential
3
awarded
by
the
national
board
for
respiratory
care
to
obtain
4
a
registered
respiratory
therapist
credential
awarded
by
the
5
national
board
for
respiratory
care,
and
to
create
continuing
6
education
opportunities
to
support
the
professional
development
7
of
respiratory
care
practitioners.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
the
licensure
of
respiratory
care
12
therapists.
Beginning
January
1,
2027,
the
bill
requires
an
13
applicant
for
licensure
as
a
respiratory
care
practitioner
to
14
obtain
the
registered
respiratory
therapist
credential
awarded
15
by
the
national
board
for
respiratory
care,
or
its
successor
16
organization,
in
addition
to
other
requirements
imposed
by
the
17
board
of
respiratory
care
and
polysomnography
(board)
by
rule.
18
The
bill
requires
an
applicant
for
licensure
that
is
currently
19
licensed
as
a
respiratory
care
therapist
in
another
state
to
20
either
obtain
a
registered
respiratory
therapist
credential
or
21
complete
an
examination
approved
by
the
board
by
rule.
The
22
bill
exempts
a
person
licensed
as
a
respiratory
care
therapist
23
prior
to
January
1,
2027,
from
the
requirement
to
obtain
a
24
registered
respiratory
therapist
credential,
unless
the
license
25
lapsed
more
than
three
months
prior
to
renewal.
26
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
cooperate
with
educational
27
institutions
and
business
organizations
to
develop
pathways
for
28
persons
who
currently
hold
a
certified
respiratory
therapist
29
credential
to
obtain
a
registered
respiratory
therapist
30
credential
and
to
create
continuing
education
opportunities
31
to
support
the
professional
development
of
respiratory
care
32
practitioners.
33
-2-
LSB
6862HV
(1)
91
ss/ko
2/
2