WAC 246-928-410. Licensure requirements for a respiratory care practitioner

This section identifies who must be licensed as a respiratory care practitioner with the department and who is exempt from licensure. (1) Any person performing or offering to perform the functions authorized in RCW 18.89.040 must be licensed as a respiratory care practitioner. A certification, registration or other credential issued by a professional organization does not substitute for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner in Washington state. (2) The following individuals are exempt from licensure as a respiratory care practitioner: (a) Any person performing or offering to perform the functions authorized in RCW 18.89.040 , who is either registered, certified, licensed, or similarly regulated under the laws of this state and is performing services within the person's authorized scope of practice; (b) Any person employed by the United States government who is practicing respiratory care as a performance of the duties prescribed for him or her by the laws of and rules of the United States; (c) Any person who is pursuing a supervised course of study leading to a degree or certificate in respiratory care, if the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates their status as a student or trainee and limited to the extent of demonstrated proficiency of completed curriculum, and under direct supervision; (d) Any person who is licensed as a registered nurse under chapter 18.79 RCW; (e) Any person who is practicing respiratory care without compensation for a family member.