Title IV, PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)

The board shall issue a license to practice respiratory care to an applicant who has passed an examination administered by the state or a national agency approved by the board. 96 Acts, ch 1036, §39 ; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §16

1. a. “Respiratory care as a practice” means a health care profession, under medical direction, employed in the therapy, management, rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the pulmonary system and associated as…

1. The performance of respiratory care shall be in accordance with the prescription of a licensed physician or surgeon or a qualified health care professional prescriber and includes but is not limited to the diagnostic and therapeutic use of the following: a. Administration of m…

The practice of respiratory care may be performed in a hospital as defined in section 135B.1, subsection 3 , and other settings where respiratory care is to be provided in accordance with a prescription of a licensed physician or surgeon or a qualified health care professional pr…

1. Respiratory care services may be rendered by a student enrolled in a respiratory therapy training program when these services are incidental to the student’s course of study. 2. A student enrolled in a respiratory therapy training program who is employed in an organized health…

The board shall administer and implement this chapter . The board’s duties in these areas shall include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. The adoption, publication and amendment of rules, in accordance with chapter 17A , necessary for the administration and enforcement o…

A person who is qualified as a respiratory care practitioner and is licensed by the board may use the title “respiratory care practitioner” or the letters R.C.P. after the person’s name to indicate that the person is a qualified respiratory care practitioner licensed by the board…

1. A person shall not practice respiratory care or represent oneself to be a respiratory care practitioner unless the person is licensed under this chapter . 2. This chapter does not prohibit any of the following: a. The practice of respiratory care which is an integral part of t…

A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 85 Acts, ch 151, §8 CS85, §135F.8 C93, §152B.8

The board may apply to a court for the issuance of an injunction or other appropriate restraining order against a person who is engaging in a violation of this chapter . 85 Acts, ch 151, §9 CS85, §135F.9 C93, §152B.9 96 Acts, ch 1036, §35