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PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY GUIDELINES:

In response to Executive Order 2020-17 (Continuity Of Work) and Administrative Order 2020-01 (Emergency Measures for COVID-19), the Arizona Board of Respiratory Care (“Board”) implements the following, effective immediately:

 

LIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION WAIVER

1.         Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-17 (Continuity of Work), the requirements specified in A.A.C. R4-45-208 pertaining to live continuing education hours shall be deferred until such time as Executive Order 2020-17 is revised or repealed.

CURRENT OR FUTURE APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE

NBRC EXAMINATION WAIVER

1.         Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-17 (Continuity of Work), new graduates that are unable to obtain their NBRC RRT credential because the testing centers are closed shall be granted a 6 month temporary license if all other license application requirements are satisfied.  The temporary license will be suspended 20 days after in-person testing sites reopen, or the examinations become available electronically. The Board waives the requirements of A.A.C. R4-45-203 (A) & (B). This waiver shall remain in place until such time as Executive Order 2020-17 is revised or repealed.

RRT CREDENTIAL MANDATE WAIVER

1.         In accordance with Administrative Order 2020-01 (Emergency Measures for COVID-19), the condition under R4-45-205 (3) which requires out of state applicant(s) to hold or have held a RRT Credential or equivalent competency examination is waived. This waiver shall remain in place until such time as the Governor’s Declaration of Emergency is terminated or the applicant/license obtains permanent licensure.

OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE HOLDER TEMPORARY LICENSE

1.         In accordance with Administrative Order 2020-01 (Emergency Measures for COVID-19), out of State license holders (Current & Active) may be granted a 6 month temporary (provisional) license if all other licensing and application requirements are satisfied. This temporary provision shall remain in place until such time as the Governor’s Declaration of Emergency is terminated.

RETIRED OR INACTIVE LICENSE HOLDERS WITH EXPIRED A LICENSE

RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE

In accordance with Administrative Order 2020-01 (Emergency Measures for COVID-19), the late renewal requirements identified in A.R.S. 32-3525 and A.A.C. R4-45-207 pertaining to the time frame(s) allowed to renew an expired license are waived.  The Board may issue a temporary 6 month license to those individuals that held a license that expired over 90 days ago but not more than ten years ago. This waiver shall remain in place until such time as the Governor’s Declaration of Emergency is terminated.

Statewide registration is available for "The Arizona Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (AZ-ESAR-VHP)," local "Medical Reserve Corps Units," "General Volunteers," and/or additional "Specialty Teams."

More Information here: https://esar-vhp.health.azdhs.gov/

Update on COVID-19

 
 
FILE ONLINE

Next Respiratory Care Examiners Board Meeting

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 | 12:00 Noon - This Meeting is Open to the Public

 Virtual/Teleconference via Google Meet:meet.google.com/sks-bncc-ofv or join by phone at (US) +1 470-839-8185 (PIN: 520598689

Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 09:00AM - This Meeting is Open to the Public

Virtual/Teleconference via Google Meet: 

 

 

Agendas - will be available prior to the meeting online. 

Due to the current COVID-19 State of Emergency and social distancing mandates, the Board will not be offering free Continuing Education for attendance at this meeting

Licensed Therapists wishing to receive free continuing education must attend the ENTIRE Board Meeting,  Licensees are eligible for 4 free CEU's once in every two year renewal cycle, In order to obtain 4 free Ethics-Live CEU's, you must be in attendance and sign-in to the meeting prior to 9:00AM.  The sign-in sheet is pulled at 9:00AM and you will not receive any free CE if you are late for the meeting. 

 

 

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