ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2566
(By Delegates Anderson, Border, Beane, Stalnaker, Leach,
Mezzatesta and Douglas)
[Passed April 12, 1997; in effect from passage.]
AN ACT to amend and reenact section eleven, article thirty-four,
chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to respiratory
care practitioners; and terminating the temporary license
for respiratory care practitioners on the thirty-first day
of December, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eleven, article thirty-four, chapter thirty of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 34. BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS.
§30-34-11. Examination requirement; termination of temporary
licenses.
(a) After the establishment of the board of respiratory
care, a license shall be issued to applicants who, on the
effective date of this article, have passed the National Board of
Respiratory Care, Inc., entry-level or registry examinations, or
their equivalent as approved by the board.
(b) Applicants who have not passed either of these national
examinations or their equivalent and who, through written
evidence and verified by oath, demonstrate that they have been
functioning for two years in the capacity of a respiratory care
provider as defined by this article shall be issued a temporary
license to practice respiratory care. A temporary license issued
pursuant to this section shall be renewed at intervals prescribed
by the board. A temporary license shall
not be valid after until the thirty-first day of June December, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-seven. Persons holding a temporary license
shall be issued a license to practice only after achieving a
passing score on a licensure exam administered or approved by the
board. After the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-seven, persons who have not passed either of these
national examinations or their equivalent shall not be licensed
to practice respiratory care until they have achieved a passing
score on a licensure exam administered or approved by the board.
(c) Any person issued a license pursuant to this section
shall be required to pay the license or renewal fees established
in section seven of this article.
Adopted
Rejected