45:14E-15 - Issuance of license to applicants who have passed certain examinations, or currently function as respiratory care practitioners - New Jersey Statutes

45:14E-15.   Issuance of license to applicants who have passed certain examinations, or currently function as respiratory care practitioners 
     The board shall issue a license to perform respiratory care to an applicant, who, at the time of the effective date of this act, has passed the administered Entry Level or Advanced Practitioner examination offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care, or their equivalent.  Other applicants who have not passed either of these examinations or their equivalent at the time of the effective date of the act, and who, through written evidence, verified by oath, demonstrate that they are presently functioning in the capacity of a respiratory care practitioner as defined by this act, shall be given a temporary license to continue their practice as a respiratory care practitioner for a period of 18 months from the effective date of the act. Those applicants must pass the licensure examination administered by the board during the 18-month period in order to be issued a license to practice respiratory care. 

    L.1991,c.31,s.15.