(1) The division shall issue to an individual who meets the requirements specified in this section a license in the classification of: (a) respiratory care practitioner; or (b) respiratory care apprentice. (2) (a) An applicant seeking licensure as a respiratory care practitioner shall: (i) submit to the division an application on a form the division approves; (ii) pay to the division a fee determined in accordance with Section 63J-1-504; (iii) have a high school education or the equivalent, as the division determines by rule the division makes in collaboration with the board and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; (iv) complete a respiratory care practitioner educational program that is accredited by a nationally accredited organization acceptable to the division as defined by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and (v) subject to Section 58-57-104, pass an examination the division approves in collaboration with the board. (b) A respiratory care practitioner may engage in the practice of respiratory care. (3) (a) An applicant seeking licensure as a respiratory care apprentice shall: (i) submit to the division an application on a form the division approves; (ii) pay to the division a fee determined under Section 63J-1-504; (iii) have a high school education or the equivalent, as the division determines by rule the division makes in collaboration with the board and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; (iv) submit to the division evidence that the applicant is: (A) in good standing with an approved education program that the division approves by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; (B) in the final year with the approved education program; and (C) has written permission from the education program in which the applicant is enrolled to apply for licensure. (b) A respiratory care apprentice may perform a service in the limited practice of respiratory care if the respiratory care apprentice has documented evidence of training for the service. (c) A respiratory care apprentice shall be under the indirect supervision of a licensed respiratory care practitioner when engaging in the limited practice of respiratory care. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 96, 2026 General Session
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