Repeals and adds to existing law to replace the Respiratory Care Practice Act.

This legislation completely reworks and updates the Respiratory Therapy Practice Act, which was enacted in 1992 and last updated in 2003. The Board aligned the Act better with current respiratory practice, streamlined the Act significantly, deleted outdated and redundant language, removed barriers to licensure for applicants, and provided a clearer, more efficient, and well-drafted Act to guide the licensure, regulation and practice of Respiratory Therapists and Polysomnographers.