2005 Idaho Code - 54-4306 — REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 43
                        RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE ACT
    54-4306.  REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE. (1) A person practicing or
performing respiratory care and who meets the requirements for licensure under
the provisions of this section and who is not exempt from the requirements of
this chapter pursuant to section 54-4308, Idaho Code, shall apply to the
licensure board for the issuance of a license. The application shall be upon a
form provided by the board.
    (2)  The board, upon recommendation of the licensure board, shall issue a
license to an applicant if the applicant makes a satisfactory showing to the
licensure board that:
    (a)  the applicant is, on or before the date of the issuance of the
    license, eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
    (b)  has not been convicted of a crime which would have a direct and
    adverse bearing on the applicant's ability to practice or perform
    respiratory care competently and in the best interests of the consuming
    public; and
    (c)  is a high school graduate or has earned a general educational
    development certificate; and
    (d)  has not been subjected to disciplinary action in any state or
    territory of the United States or in any foreign country arising from a
    showing of gross negligence or intentional misconduct directly related to
    the practice or provision of respiratory care; and
    (e)  The applicant:
         (i)  has successfully completed the entry level examination and is a
         certified respiratory therapy technician and/or has successfully
         completed the written registry and clinical simulation examinations
         and is a registered respiratory therapist; or
         (ii)  is licensed as a respiratory care practitioner, or the
         equivalent in the discretion of the board, in another state, the
         District of Columbia, or in a territory of the United States; or
         (iii)  has, during the three (3) calendar years immediately preceding
         the effective date of this chapter, practiced respiratory care or
         provided respiratory care in this state under the supervision of
         licensed physicians for not fewer than three thousand (3,000) hours.