(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice respiratory care in this State.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) An individual employed by the federal government as a respiratory care practitioner while the individual is practicing within the scope of that employment;
(2) A respiratory care practitioner student enrolled in an education program which is accredited by an approved accrediting organization while practicing respiratory care in the program; or
(3) An individual practicing respiratory care who is licensed by and residing in another jurisdiction if:
(i) The individual is participating in the transportation of a patient from that individual’s jurisdiction of licensure into the State;
(ii) The individual practices respiratory care only during the transportation of the patient;
(iii) The individual does not practice respiratory care on another individual who is not the patient being transported into the State; and
(iv) The individual does not practice respiratory care in the State for more than a total of 14 days within a calendar year.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5A - Respiratory Care Practitioners
Section 14-5A-01 - Definitions
Section 14-5A-02 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 14-5A-03 - Regulations
Section 14-5A-05 - Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee -- Established
Section 14-5A-06 - Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee -- Membership
Section 14-5A-08 - Licenses -- in General
Section 14-5A-09 - Qualifications for Licenses
Section 14-5A-10 - Applications for Licenses
Section 14-5A-11 - Issuance of License
Section 14-5A-12 - Authority Conferred by License
Section 14-5A-13 - Expiration, Renewal, and Reinstatement
Section 14-5A-14 - Change of Name or Address
Section 14-5A-16 - Surrender of License
Section 14-5A-17 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- in General
Section 14-5A-18 - Report of Disciplinary Action; Penalties
Section 14-5A-18.1 - Individual Licensee Profiles -- Internet Posting
Section 14-5A-19 - Reinstatement
Section 14-5A-20 - Practicing Without License Prohibited
Section 14-5A-21 - Misrepresentation
Section 14-5A-22 - Authorized Person to Provide Care
Section 14-5A-22.1 - Employment of Individual Practicing Respiratory Care Without License Prohibited
Section 14-5A-23 - Violation; Penalties