20 CSR 2255-1.010
Board Information—
General Organization
PURPOSE: This rule describes the organization and general method of administration
and communication concerning the Missouri
Board for Respiratory Care.
(1) The purpose of the board is to regulate the
practice of respiratory care concerning the
health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants
of this state; to protect the inhabitants of this
state from harm through the dangerous, dishonest, incompetent, or the unlawful practice
of respiratory care and to implement and sustain a system for the regulation of respiratory
care practitioners and temporary permit holders.
(2) Board meetings will generally consist of
establishing requirements for issuance and
renewal of licenses, reviewing applications,
interviewing applicants, investigating complaints and inquiries, review and approval of
continuing education programs, and determining
disciplinary
actions
regarding
licensed respiratory care practitioners or temporary permit holders.
(3) Unless otherwise provided by the statutes
or regulations, all meetings of the board may
be conducted according to Robert’s Rules of
Order.
AUTHORITY: sections 334.800, 334.830,
334.840, and 334.850, RSMo 2016.* This
rule originally filed as 4 CSR 255-1.010.
Original rule filed June 25, 1998, effective
Jan. 30, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2255-1.010,
effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed
March 9, 2018, effective Sept. 30, 2018.
*Original authority: 334.800, RSMo 1996, 1999, 2008;
334.830, RSMo 1996; 334.840, RSMo 1996; and 334.850,
RSMo 1996, 1999, 2009.