RESPIRATORY CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

147C.35 RESPIRATORY CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Membership. The board shall appoint a seven-member Respiratory Care Advisory Council consisting of two public members as defined in section 214.02, three licensed respiratory therapists, and two licensed physicians with expertise in respiratory care. § Subd. 2.Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059. § Subd. 3.Duties. The advisory council shall: (1) advise the board regarding standards for respiratory therapists; (2) provide for distribution of information regarding respiratory therapy standards; (3) advise the board on enforcement of sections 147.091 to 147.162; (4) review applications and recommend granting or denying licensure or license renewal; (5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints, conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against respiratory therapists; (6) advise the board regarding approval of continuing education programs using the criteria in section 147C.25, subdivision 3; and (7) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils by chapter 214, as directed by the board. History: 1997 c 120 s 9; 2001 c 31 s 1; 2003 c 87 s 2; 2007 c 123 s 9; 2009 c 142 art 2 s 8