Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Article 34.5. Respiratory Care Practitioners

Chapter 1. Definitions

25-34.5-1-1. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this...

25-34.5-1-2. "Applicant" Defined - Sec. 2. "Applicant" means a person who applies for licensure...

25-34.5-1-2.5. "Assessment" Defined - Sec. 2.5. (a) "Assessment" means the evaluation and interpretation of...

25-34.5-1-3. "Board" Defined - Sec. 3. "Board" refers to the medical licensing board of...

25-34.5-1-4. "Committee" Defined - Sec. 4. "Committee" refers to the respiratory care committee established...

25-34.5-1-4.7. "Other Authorized Health Care Professional" Defined - Sec. 4.7. "Other authorized health care professional" means a licensed...

25-34.5-1-5. "Person" Defined - Sec. 5. "Person" means an individual. As added by P.L.242-1989,...

25-34.5-1-6. "Practice of Respiratory Care" Defined - Sec. 6. "Practice of respiratory care" means the allied health...

25-34.5-1-7. "Practitioner" Defined - Sec. 7. "Practitioner" means a person licensed under this article...

25-34.5-1-8. "Proximate Supervision" Defined - Sec. 8. "Proximate supervision" means a situation in which an...

25-34.5-1-9. "Task" Defined - Sec. 9. "Task" means a respiratory care practice that does...

Chapter 2. Respiratory Care Committee; Certification

25-34.5-2-1. Purpose - Sec. 1. The respiratory care committee is established to assist...

25-34.5-2-2. Membership - Sec. 2. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, the committee consists...

25-34.5-2-3. Terms - Sec. 3. The governor shall make each appointment to the...

25-34.5-2-4. Removal of Members - Sec. 4. A member of the committee may be removed...

25-34.5-2-5. Salaries; Expenses - Sec. 5. Each member of the committee who is not...

25-34.5-2-6. Duties - Sec. 6. The committee shall: (1) pass upon the qualifications...

25-34.5-2-6.1. Rules Regarding Designation of Tasks - Sec. 6.1. The rules proposed under section 6(4) of this...

25-34.5-2-6.2. Practices Not Considered Tasks - Sec. 6.2. The following respiratory care practices are not tasks:...

25-34.5-2-6.3. Practices Considered Tasks - Sec. 6.3. The following respiratory care practices are tasks: (1)...

25-34.5-2-6.4. Performance of Tasks by Unlicensed Persons; Oversight by Practitioner - Sec. 6.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as...

25-34.5-2-7. Rules - Sec. 7. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

25-34.5-2-8. Evidence Required From Applicants; Criminal Convictions; Disciplinary Actions; Education Requirements - Sec. 8. (a) Each applicant for licensure as a respiratory...

25-34.5-2-9. License; Expiration - Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of...

25-34.5-2-10. Renewal of License; Reinstatement of Invalid Certificates - Sec. 10. (a) The committee shall, under IC 25-1-2, renew...

25-34.5-2-10.1. Temporary Permits - Sec. 10.1. (a) The committee shall issue a temporary permit...

25-34.5-2-11. Issuance of License by Endorsement; Waiver of Education Requirements - Sec. 11. (a) The committee shall issue a license by...

25-34.5-2-12. Examinations; Contents; Reexamination - Sec. 12. (a) Examinations of applicants for licensure under this...

25-34.5-2-13. Utilization of Testing Services - Sec. 13. The committee may utilize the services of a...

25-34.5-2-14. Student Permits - Sec. 14. (a) The committee shall issue a student permit...

Chapter 3. Violations and Sanctions

25-34.5-3-1. Representations by Unlicensed Persons - Sec. 1. A person may not: (1) practice respiratory care;...

25-34.5-3-2. Criminal Charges - Sec. 2. A person who violates this chapter commits a...

25-34.5-3-3. Practice of Health Care Professionals Not Affected - Sec. 3. This article does not prohibit a licensed, registered,...

25-34.5-3-4. Examination Requirement for Practice by Health Care Nonprofessional - Sec. 4. Except as provided in IC 25-34.5-2-6.4(a), an individual...

25-34.5-3-5. Conditions for Operation of Equipment by Health Care Nonprofessional - Sec. 5. An individual who is not licensed, registered, or...

25-34.5-3-6. Performing Cpr; Repairing Equipment - Sec. 6. This article does not prohibit an individual who...

25-34.5-3-7. Employee Acting Under Supervision of Physician Not Affected - Sec. 7. This article does not affect the applicability of...

25-34.5-3-8. Laboratory Tests by Nonpractitioner - Sec. 8. This article does not prohibit an individual who...