New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions
Part 79 - Regulation of Individual Professions
Subpart 79-4 - Respiratory Therapy, Respiratory Therapy Technician, And Polysomnographic Technologist
Section 79-4.5 - Special provisions for licensure
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 79-4.5
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Respiratory therapy. An applicant who is at least 18 years of age and of good moral character, as determined by the department, shall be licensed without examination provided that, prior to January 1, 1995, the applicant files an application, pays the statutory fee to the department, and:
(1) is registered by a
national certifying or accrediting board for respiratory therapists acceptable
to the department;
(2) prior to
January 1, 1994, practiced respiratory therapy for not fewer than three years
between January 1, 1989 and January 1, 1994 in a hospital in the State
(hospital as defined in article 28 of the Public Health Law); or
(3) has met the educational standards of a
hospital in the State (hospital as defined in article 28 of the Public Health
Law) or, in the case of a hospital operated by a public benefit corporation,
has met the educational standards of such corporation, and has practiced as a
respiratory therapist for at least one year in such hospital.
(b) Respiratory therapy technician. An applicant who is at least 18 years of age and of good moral character, as determined by the department, shall be licensed without examination provided that, prior to January 1, 1995, the applicant files an application, pays the appropriate fee to the department, and:
(1) is certified by a national certifying or
accrediting board for respiratory therapy technicians acceptable to the
department;
(2) prior to January 1,
1994, practiced as a respiratory therapy technician for not fewer than two
years between January 1, 1989 and January 1, 1994 in a hospital in the State
(hospital as defined in article 28 of the Public Health Law); or
(3) has met the educational standards of a
hospital in the State (hospital as defined in article 28 of the Public Health
Law) or, in the case of a hospital operated by a public benefit corporation,
has met the educational standards of such corporation, and has practiced as a
respiratory therapy technician for at least one year in such
hospital.
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