Temporary License

(1) A temporary license is available for applicants who have filed their application with the Board office, and whose application file includes all the documentation required by Rule 1330-01- .05, except for proof of their examination passage, and who are otherwise qualified for licensure. A temporary license can be issued not to exceed a cumulative period of twelve (12) months. (2) Applicants for a temporary license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist or a Certified Respiratory Therapist shall submit proof of successful completion of academic and clinical preparation in a respiratory care program approved according to Rule 1330-01-.05(2)(a). (3) Applications for temporary licenses may be used for purposes of applying for full licensure. Those applications shall be held open for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance while awaiting notification of the results of the NBRC examination. If notification of successful completion of the examination is not received in the Board office directly from the NBRC GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CHAPTER 1330-01 RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS before the expiration of that year, the application will be considered abandoned pursuant to 1330-01-.07. (4) A temporary license shall no longer be valid at the time a permanent license is issued.