<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to health occupation; licensing respiratory therapists;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 147C.01; 147C.05; 147C.10; 147C.15; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>147C.20; 147C.25; 147C.30; 147C.35; 147C.40.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var><b>147C.01 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Advisory council.</b> "Advisory council" means the Respiratory Care <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>~~Practitioner~~ Advisory Council established under section 
         <statute_ref>147C.35</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Approved education program.</b> "Approved education program" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>university, college, or other postsecondary education program leading to eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>registry or certification in respiratory care, that, at the time the student completes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>program, is accredited by a national accrediting organization approved by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Board of Medical Practice or its designee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Contact hour.</b> "Contact hour" means an instructional session of 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>consecutive minutes, excluding coffee breaks, registration, meals without a speaker, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>social activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Credential.</b> "Credential" means a license~~,~~ ~~permit, certification, registration,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>or other evidence of qualification or authorization to engage in respiratory care practice in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>this state or any other state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Credentialing examination.</b> "Credentialing examination" means an <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care ~~or other national~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>~~testing organization approved by the board~~, its successor organization, or the Canadian <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Society for Respiratory Care for credentialing as a ~~certified respiratory therapy technician,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>~~registered~~ respiratory therapist~~,~~ or other title indicating an entry or advanced level <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>respiratory care practitioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Health care facility.</b> "Health care facility" means a hospital as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>144.50, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, a medical facility as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144.561, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), or a nursing home as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144A.01, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>long-term acute care facility, a subacute care facility, an outpatient clinic, a physician's <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>office, a rehabilitation facility, or a hospice.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Qualified medical direction.</b> "Qualified medical direction" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>direction from a licensed physician who is on the staff or is a consultant of a health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>facility or home care agency or home medical equipment provider and who has a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>interest in and knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of deficiencies, abnormalities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>and diseases of the cardiopulmonary system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Respiratory care.</b> "Respiratory care" means the provision of services <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>described under section 
         <statute_ref>147C.05</statute_ref> for the assessment, treatment, education, management, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies, abnormalities, and diseases of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>cardiopulmonary system, under the ~~guidance of qualified medical direction~~ supervision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>a physician and pursuant to a referral, or verbal, written, or telecommunicated order from <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>a physician ~~who has medical responsibility for the patient~~, nurse practitioner, or physician <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>assistant. ~~It~~ Respiratory care includes, but is not limited to, education pertaining to health <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>promotion, ~~and~~ disease prevention and management, patient care, and treatment.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.05, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><b>147C.05 SCOPE OF PRACTICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(a) The practice of respiratory care by a ~~registered~~ licensed respiratory ~~care~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>~~practitioner~~ therapist includes, but is not limited to, the following services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(1) providing and monitoring therapeutic administration of medical gases, aerosols, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>humidification, and pharmacological agents related to respiratory care procedures, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>including administration of general anesthesia;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(2) carrying out therapeutic application and monitoring of mechanical ventilatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>support;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(3) providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of natural airways and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>insertion and maintenance of artificial airways;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(4) assessing and monitoring signs, symptoms, and general behavior relating to, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>general physical response to, respiratory care treatment or evaluation for treatment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>diagnostic testing, including determination of whether the signs, symptoms, reactions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>behavior, or general response exhibit abnormal characteristics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(5) obtaining physiological specimens and interpreting physiological data including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(i) analyzing arterial and venous blood gases;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(ii) assessing respiratory secretions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(iii) measuring ventilatory volumes, pressures, and flows;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(iv) testing pulmonary function;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>(v) testing and studying the cardiopulmonary system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>(vi) diagnostic and therapeutic testing of breathing patterns related to sleep disorders;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>(6) assisting hemodynamic monitoring and support of the cardiopulmonary system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(7) assessing and making suggestions for modifications in the treatment regimen <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>based on abnormalities, protocols, or changes in patient response to respiratory care <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>treatment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(8) providing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation including respiratory-care related <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>educational components, postural drainage, chest physiotherapy, breathing exercises, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>aerosolized administration of medications, and equipment use and maintenance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>(9) instructing patients and their families in techniques for the prevention, alleviation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>and rehabilitation of deficiencies, abnormalities, and diseases of the cardiopulmonary <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>system; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(10) transcribing and implementing verbal, written, or telecommunicated orders from <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant  ~~orders~~ for respiratory care services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(11) tobacco cessation and prevention programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(12) disease management programs, including but not limited to, asthma and chronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>obstructive pulmonary disease.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>~~(b) Patient service by a practitioner must be limited to:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>~~(1) services within the training and experience of the practitioner; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>~~(2) services within the parameters of the laws, rules, and standards of the facilities in~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>~~which the respiratory care practitioner practices.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>~~(c) Respiratory care services provided by a registered respiratory care practitioner,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>~~whether delivered in a health care facility or the patient's residence, must not be provided~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>~~except upon referral from a physician.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(b) This section does not prohibit a respiratory therapist from performing advances <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>in the art and techniques of respiratory care learned through formal or specialized training <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>as approved by the Respiratory Care Advisory Council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>~~(d)~~ (c) This section does not prohibit an individual licensed or ~~registered~~ credentialed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>as a respiratory therapist in another state or country from providing respiratory care in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>emergency in this state, providing respiratory care as a member of an organ harvesting <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>team, or from providing respiratory care on board an ambulance as part of an ambulance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>treatment team.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><b>147C.10 </b><b>UNLICENSED PRACTICE PROHIBITED; </b><b>PROTECTED TITLES </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><b>AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Protected titles.</b> ~~No individual may~~ A person who does not hold <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>a license or temporary permit under this chapter as a respiratory therapist or whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>license or permit has lapsed, been suspended, or revoked may not  use the title "Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>~~registered~~ licensed respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ therapist," "~~registered~~ licensed respiratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>~~care practitioner~~ therapist," ~~"respiratory care practitioner,"~~ "respiratory therapist," <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>~~"respiratory therapy (or care) technician,"~~ "inhalation therapist," or "inhalation therapy <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>technician," or use, in connection with the individual's name, the letters ~~"RCP,"~~ "RT" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>"LRT" or any other titles, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>that the individual is eligible for ~~registration~~ licensure by the state as a respiratory ~~care~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>~~practitioner~~ therapist unless the individual has been ~~registered~~ licensed as a respiratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>~~care practitioner~~ therapist according to this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Unlicensed practice prohibited.</b> No person shall practice respiratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>care unless the person is licensed as a respiratory therapist under this chapter except <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>as otherwise provided under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Other health care practitioners.</b> (a) ~~Nonphysician individuals practicing~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>~~in a health care occupation or profession are not restricted in the provision of services~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>~~included in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~147C.05~~</statute_ref>~~, as long as they do not hold themselves out as respiratory care~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>~~practitioners by or through the use of the titles provided in subdivision 1 in association~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>~~with provision of these services.~~ Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the practice of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>profession or occupation licensed or registered by the state by any person duly licensed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>registered to practice the profession or occupation or to perform any act that falls within <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>the scope of practice of the profession or occupation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>(b) ~~Physician practitioners are exempt from this chapter.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>~~(c)~~ Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require ~~registration of~~ a respiratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>care license for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(1) a ~~respiratory care practitioner~~ student enrolled in a respiratory therapy or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>polysomnography technology education program accredited by the Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, its successor organization, or another <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>national recognized accrediting organization ~~approved by the board~~; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(2) a respiratory ~~care practitioner employed in the service of the federal government~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>therapist as a member of the United States armed forces while performing duties incident <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>to that ~~employment.~~ duty;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>(3) an individual employed by a durable medical equipment provider or home <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>medical equipment provider who delivers, sets up, or maintains respiratory care <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>equipment, but does not perform assessment, education, or evaluation of the patient;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>(4) self-care by a patient or gratuitous care by a friend or relative who does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>purport to be a licensed respiratory therapist; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(5) an individual employed in a sleep lab or center as a polysomnographic <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>technologist under the supervision of a licensed physician.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Penalty.</b> A person who violates ~~subdivision 1~~ this section is guilty of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>gross misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Identification of </b>~~<b>registered</b>~~<b> licensed</b><b> practitioners.</b> Respiratory ~~care~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>~~practitioners registered~~ therapists licensed in Minnesota shall wear name tags that identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>them as respiratory ~~care practitioners~~ therapists while in a professional setting. If not <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>written in full, this must be designated as ~~RCP~~ "RT" or "LRT". A student attending ~~a~~ an <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>accredited respiratory therapy ~~training~~ education program ~~or a tutorial intern program~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>must be identified as a student respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ therapist. This abbreviated <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>designation is Student ~~RCP~~ RT. Unregulated individuals who work in an assisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>respiratory role under the supervision of respiratory ~~care practitioners~~ therapists must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>identified as respiratory ~~care~~ therapy assistants or aides.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><b>147C.15 </b>~~<b>REGISTRATION</b>~~<b> LICENSURE</b><b> REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements for </b>~~<b>registration</b>~~<b> licensure</b><b>.</b> To be eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>for ~~registration~~ a license, an applicant, with the exception of those seeking ~~registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>licensure by reciprocity under subdivision 2, must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(1) submit a completed application on forms provided by the board along with all <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>fees required under section 
         <statute_ref>147C.40</statute_ref> that includes:  <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(i) the applicant's name, Social Security number, home address, e-mail address, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>telephone number, and business address and telephone number;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(ii) the name and location of the respiratory ~~care~~ therapy education program the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>applicant completed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(iii) a list of degrees received from educational institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>(iv) a description of the applicant's professional training beyond the first degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>received;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(v) the applicant's work history for the five years preceding the application, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>the average number of hours worked per week;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(vi) a list of registrations, certifications, and licenses held in other jurisdictions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>(vii) a description of any other jurisdiction's refusal to credential the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>(viii) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>applicant in any jurisdiction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(ix) any history of drug or alcohol abuse, and any misdemeanor or felony conviction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(2) submit a certificate of completion from an approved education program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(3) achieve a qualifying score on a credentialing examination within five years <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>prior to application for registration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>(4) submit a verified copy of a valid and current credential, issued by the National <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>Board for Respiratory Care or other board-approved national organization, as a certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>respiratory ~~therapy technician~~ therapist, registered respiratory therapist, or other entry or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>advanced level respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ therapist designation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(5) submit additional information as requested by the board, including providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>any additional information necessary to ensure that the applicant is able to practice with <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>reasonable skill and safety to the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(6) sign a statement that the information in the application is true and correct to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>best of the applicant's knowledge and belief; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(7) sign a waiver authorizing the board to obtain access to the applicant's records <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>in this or any other state in which the applicant has completed an approved education <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>program or engaged in the practice of respiratory ~~care~~ therapy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. ~~<b>Registration</b>~~<b> Licensure</b><b> by reciprocity.</b> To be eligible for ~~registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>licensure by reciprocity, the applicant must be credentialed by the National Board for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>Respiratory Care or other board-approved organization and have worked at least eight <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>weeks of the previous five years as a respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ therapist and must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>(1) submit the application materials and fees as required by subdivision 1, clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(1), (4), (5), (6), and (7);<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(2) provide a verified copy from the appropriate government body of a current and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>unrestricted credential  or license for the practice of respiratory ~~care~~ therapy in another <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>jurisdiction that has initial credentialing requirements equivalent to or higher than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>requirements in subdivision 1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>(3) provide letters of verification from the appropriate government body in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a credential or license. Each letter must state the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>applicant's name, date of birth, credential number, date of issuance, a statement regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>disciplinary actions, if any, taken against the applicant, and the terms under which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>credential was issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Temporary permit.</b> The board may issue a temporary permit to practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>as a respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ therapist to an applicant eligible for ~~registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>licensure under this section if the application for ~~registration~~ licensure is complete, all <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>applicable requirements in this section have been met, and a nonrefundable fee set by <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>the board has been paid. The permit remains valid only until the meeting of the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>at which a decision is made on the respiratory ~~care practitioner's~~ therapist's application <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>for ~~registration~~ licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~Subd. 4.~~ ~~<b>Temporary registration.</b>~~ ~~The board may issue temporary registration as a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>~~respiratory care practitioner for a period of one year to an applicant for registration under~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>~~this section if the application for registration is complete, all applicable requirements~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>~~have been met with exception of completion of a credentialing examination, and a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>~~nonrefundable fee set by the board has been paid. A respiratory care practitioner with~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>~~temporary registration may qualify for full registration status upon submission of verified~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>~~documentation that the respiratory care practitioner has achieved a qualifying score on a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>~~credentialing examination within one year after receiving temporary registration status.~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>~~Temporary registration may not be renewed.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~Subd. 5.~~ ~~<b>Practice limitations with temporary registration.</b>~~ ~~A respiratory care~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>~~practitioner with temporary registration is limited to working under the direct supervision~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>~~of a registered respiratory care practitioner or physician able to provide qualified medical~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>~~direction. The respiratory care practitioner or physician must be present in the health care~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>~~facility or readily available by telecommunication at the time the respiratory care services~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>~~are being provided. A registered respiratory care practitioner may supervise no more than~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>~~two respiratory care practitioners with temporary registration status.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. ~~<b>Registration</b>~~<b> </b><b>License </b><b>expiration.</b> ~~Registrations~~ Licenses issued under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>chapter expire annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Renewal.</b> (a) To be eligible for ~~registration~~ license renewal a ~~registrant~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>licensee must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>(1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a renewal application on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>form provided by the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(2) submit the renewal fee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>(3) provide evidence every two years of a total of 24 hours of continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>approved by the board as described in section 
         <statute_ref>147C.25</statute_ref>; and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(4) submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify information <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>(b) Applicants for renewal who have not practiced the equivalent of eight full weeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>during the past five years must achieve a passing score on retaking the credentialing <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>examination~~, or complete no less than eight weeks of advisory council-approved~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>~~supervised clinical experience having a broad base of treatment modalities and patient care~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Change of address.</b> A ~~registrant~~ licensee who changes addresses must <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>inform the board within 30 days, in writing, of the change of address. All notices or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>other correspondence mailed to or served on a ~~registrant~~ licensee by the board at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>~~registrant's~~ licensee's address on file with the board shall be considered as having been <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>received by the ~~registrant~~ licensee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. ~~<b>Registration</b>~~<b> License</b><b> renewal notice.</b> At least 30 days before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>~~registration~~ license renewal date, the board shall send out a renewal notice to the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>known address of the ~~registrant~~ licensee on file. The notice must include a renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>application and a notice of fees required for renewal. It must also inform the ~~registrant~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>licensee that ~~registration~~ the license will expire without further action by the board if an <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>application for ~~registration~~ license renewal is not received before the deadline for renewal. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>The ~~registrant's~~ licensee's failure to receive this notice shall not relieve the ~~registrant~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>licensee of the obligation to meet the deadline and other requirements for ~~registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>license renewal. Failure to receive this notice is not grounds for challenging expiration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>~~registered~~ licensure status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Renewal deadline.</b> The renewal application and fee must be postmarked <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>on or before July 1 of the year of renewal or as determined by the board. If the postmark is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>illegible, the application shall be considered timely if received by the third working day <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>after the deadline.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~Subd. 11.~~ ~~<b>Inactive status and return to active status.</b>~~ ~~(a) A registration may be~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>~~placed in inactive status upon application to the board by the registrant and upon payment~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>~~of an inactive status fee.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>~~(b) Registrants seeking restoration to active from inactive status must pay the current~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>~~renewal fees and all unpaid back inactive fees. They must meet the criteria for renewal~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>~~specified in subdivision 7, including continuing education hours equivalent to one hour for~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>~~each month of inactive status, prior to submitting an application to regain registered status.~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>~~If the inactive status extends beyond five years, a qualifying score on a credentialing~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>~~examination, or completion of an advisory council-approved eight-week supervised~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>~~clinical training experience is required. If the registrant intends to regain active registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>~~by means of eight weeks of advisory council-approved clinical training experience, the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>~~registrant shall be granted temporary registration for a period of no longer than six months.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. ~~<b>Registration</b>~~<b> Licensure</b><b> following lapse of </b>~~<b>registration</b>~~<b> licensed</b><b> status </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var><b>for two years or less.</b> For any individual whose ~~registration status~~ license has lapsed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>two years or less, to regain ~~registration status~~ a license, the individual must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(1) apply for ~~registration~~ license renewal according to subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(2) document compliance with the continuing education requirements of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>147C.25
         </statute_ref> since the ~~registrant's~~ licensee's initial ~~registration~~ licensure or last renewal; and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(3) submit the fees required under section 
         <statute_ref>147C.40</statute_ref> for the period not ~~registered~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>licensed, including the fee for late renewal.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Cancellation due to nonrenewal.</b> The board shall not renew, reissue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>reinstate, or restore a ~~registration~~ license that has lapsed and has not been renewed within <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>two annual ~~registration~~ renewal cycles ~~starting July 1997~~. A ~~registrant~~ licensee whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>~~registration~~ license is canceled for nonrenewal must obtain a new ~~registration~~ license by <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>applying for ~~registration~~ licensure and fulfilling all requirements then in existence for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>initial ~~registration~~ licensure as a respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ therapist.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Cancellation of </b>~~<b>registration</b>~~<b> license</b><b> in good standing.</b> (a) A registrant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>licensee holding an active ~~registration~~ license as a respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ therapist in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>the state may, upon approval of the board, be granted ~~registration~~ license cancellation if <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>the board is not investigating the person as a result of a complaint or information received <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>or if the board has not begun disciplinary proceedings against the ~~registrant~~ licensee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>Such action by the board shall be reported as a cancellation of ~~registration~~ a license in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>good standing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>(b) A ~~registrant~~ licensee who receives board approval for ~~registration~~ license <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>cancellation is not entitled to a refund of any ~~registration~~ licensure fees paid for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>~~registration~~ license year in which cancellation of the ~~registration~~ license occurred.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>(c) To obtain ~~registration~~ a license after cancellation, a ~~registrant~~ licensee must <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>obtain a new ~~registration~~ license by applying for ~~registration~~ licensure and fulfilling the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>requirements then in existence for obtaining initial ~~registration~~ licensure as a respiratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>~~care practitioner~~ therapist.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var><b>147C.20 BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR </b>~~<b>REGISTRATION</b>~~<b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var><b>LICENSURE</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>(a) The board shall act on each application for ~~registration~~ licensure according <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>to paragraphs (b) to (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(b) The board shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for ~~registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>licensure under section 
         <statute_ref>147C.15</statute_ref>. The board or advisory council may investigate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>information provided by an applicant to determine whether the information is accurate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>and complete.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(c) The board shall notify each applicant in writing of action taken on the application, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>the grounds for denying ~~registration~~ licensure if ~~registration~~ licensure is denied, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>applicant's right to review under paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>(d) Applicants denied ~~registration~~ licensure may make a written request to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>board, within 30 days of the board's notice, to appear before the advisory council or its <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>designee and for the advisory council to review the board's decision to deny the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>~~registration~~ licensure. After reviewing the denial, the advisory council shall make a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>recommendation to the board as to whether the denial shall be affirmed. Each applicant is <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>allowed only one request for review per yearly ~~registration~~ licensure period.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var><b>147C.25 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Number of required contact hours.</b> Two years after the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>of initial ~~registration~~ licensure, and every two years thereafter, a ~~registrant~~ licensee <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>applying for ~~registration~~ license renewal must complete a minimum of 24 contact hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>of board-approved continuing education in the two years preceding ~~registration~~ license <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>renewal and attest to completion of continuing education requirements by reporting to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Approved programs.</b> The board shall approve continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>programs that have been approved for continuing education credit by the American <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>Association of Respiratory Care or the Minnesota Society for Respiratory Care or their <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>successor organizations. The board shall also approve programs substantially related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>respiratory ~~care~~ therapy that are sponsored by an accredited university or college, medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>school, state or national medical association, national medical specialty society, or that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>approved for continuing education credit by the Minnesota Board of Nursing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Approval of continuing education programs.</b> The board shall also <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>approve continuing education programs that do not meet the requirements of subdivision 2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>but that meet the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>(1) the program content directly relates to the practice of respiratory ~~care~~ therapy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>(2) each member of the program faculty is knowledgeable in the subject matter as <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>demonstrated by a degree from an accredited education program, verifiable experience in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>the field of respiratory ~~care~~ therapy, special training in the subject matter, or experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>teaching in the subject area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(3) the program lasts at least one contact hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>(4) there are specific, measurable, written objectives, consistent with the program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>describing the expected outcomes for the participants; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>(5) the program sponsor has a mechanism to verify participation and maintains <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>attendance records for three years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Hospital, health care facility, or medical company in-services.</b> Hospital, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>health care facility, or medical company in-service programs may qualify for continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>education credits provided they meet the requirements of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Accumulation of contact hours.</b> A ~~registrant~~ licensee may not apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>contact hours acquired in one two-year reporting period to a future continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>reporting period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Verification of continuing education credits.</b> The board shall periodically <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>select a random sample of ~~registrants~~ licensees and require those ~~registrants~~ licensees to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>supply the board with evidence of having completed the continuing education to which <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>they attested. Documentation may come directly from the ~~registrant~~ licensee or from state <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>or national organizations that maintain continuing education records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Restriction on continuing education topics.</b> A ~~registrant~~ licensee may <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>apply no more than a combined total of eight hours of continuing education in the areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>of management, risk management, personal growth, and educational techniques to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>two-year reporting period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Credit for credentialing examination.</b> A ~~registrant~~ licensee may fulfill <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>the continuing education requirements for a two-year reporting period by achieving a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>qualifying score on one of the credentialing examinations or a specialty credentialing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>examination of the National Board for Respiratory Care or another board-approved testing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>organization. A ~~registrant~~ licensee may achieve 12 hours of continuing education credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>by completing a National Board for Respiratory Care or other board-approved testing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>organization's specialty examination.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><b>147C.30 DISCIPLINE; REPORTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>For purposes of this chapter, ~~registered~~ licensed respiratory ~~care practitioners~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>therapists and applicants are subject to the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>147.091</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>147.162</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><b>147C.35 RESPIRATORY CARE </b>~~<b>PRACTITIONER</b>~~<b> ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The board shall appoint a seven-member Respiratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>Care ~~Practitioner~~ Advisory Council consisting of two public members as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>214.02
         </statute_ref>, three ~~registered~~ licensed respiratory ~~care practitioners~~ therapists, and two licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>physicians with expertise in respiratory care.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Organization.</b> The advisory council shall be organized and administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The advisory council shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(1) advise the board regarding standards for respiratory ~~care practitioners~~ therapists;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(2) provide for distribution of information regarding respiratory ~~care practitioner~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>therapy standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>(3) advise the board on enforcement of sections 
         <statute_ref>147.091</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>147.162</statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(4) review applications and recommend granting or denying ~~registration~~ licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>or ~~registration~~ license renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>(5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>respiratory ~~care practitioners~~ therapists;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(6) advise the board regarding approval of continuing education programs using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>criteria in section 
         <statute_ref>147C.25, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(7) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils by chapter 214, as directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>by the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147C.40, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><b>147C.40 FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Fees.</b> The board shall adopt rules setting:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(1) ~~registration~~ licensure fees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>(2) renewal fees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>(3) late fees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(4) inactive status fees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>(5) fees for temporary permits~~; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>~~(6) fees for temporary registration~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Proration of fees.</b> The board may prorate the initial annual ~~registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>license fee. All ~~registrants~~ licensees are required to pay the full fee upon ~~registration~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>license renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Penalty fee for late renewals.</b> An application for ~~registration~~ license <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>renewal submitted after the deadline must be accompanied by a late fee in addition to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>required fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Nonrefundable fees.</b> All of the fees in subdivision 1 are nonrefundable.<br />
         		
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