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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3681
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3681
All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury. The money in the fund shall be available to the board for expenditure for the purposes of this chapter only
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3685
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3685
Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this chapter renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3686
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3686
This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3700
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3700
This chapter may be cited as the “Respiratory Care Practice Act.”
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3701
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3701
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the practice of respiratory care in California affects the public health, safety, and welfare and is to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest to protect the public from the unauthorized and unqualified practice of
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3702
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3702
(a) Respiratory care as a practice means a health care profession employed under the supervision of a medical director in the therapy, management, rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the pulmonary system and
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3702.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3702.5
Except for the board, a state agency may not define or interpret the practice of respiratory care for those licensed pursuant to this chapter, or develop standardized procedures or protocols pursuant to this chapter, unless authorized by this chapter or specifically required by s
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3702.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3702.7
The respiratory care practice is further defined and includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Mechanical or physiological ventilatory support as used in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 3702 includes, but is not limited to, any system, procedure, machine, ca
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3703
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3703
(a) The settings in which respiratory care may be practiced include licensed health care facilities, hospitals, clinics, ambulatory or home health care, physicians’ offices, nurse practitioners’ offices, and public or community health services. Respiratory care may also be provid
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3704
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3704
As used in this chapter, these terms shall be defined as follows: (a) “Board” means the Respiratory Care Board of California. (b) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Affairs. (c) “Medical director” means a physician and surgeon who is a member of a health care facility’
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3705
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3705
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a respiratory care practitioner to practice medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing, except as authorized by this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3706
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3706
A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency which occurs outside both the place and the course of employment shall not be liable for any civil damages as the result of acts or omissions by the person in rendering the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3710
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3710
(a) The Respiratory Care Board of California, hereafter referred to as the board, shall enforce and administer this chapter. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this sect
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3710.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3710.1
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Respiratory Care Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protectio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3711
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3711
The members of the board shall be the following: one physician and surgeon, four respiratory care practitioners, each of whom shall have practiced respiratory care and four public members who shall not be licensed by the board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3712
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3712
The members of the board shall be appointed as follows: (a) Two respiratory care practitioners and one public member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. (b) One physician and surgeon, one respiratory care practitioner, and one public member shall be appointed by th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3713
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3713
(a) The public members shall be appointed from persons having the following qualifications: (1) Be a citizen of the United States of America. (2) Be a resident of the State of California. (3) Shall not be an officer or faculty member of any college, school, or institution engaged
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3715
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3715
Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3716
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3716
(a) The board may employ an executive officer exempt from civil service and, subject to the provisions of law relating to civil service, clerical assistants and, except as provided in Section 159.5, other employees as it may deem necessary to carry out its powers and duties. (b)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3717
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3717
(a) The board, or any licensed respiratory care practitioner, enforcement staff, or investigative unit appointed by the board, may inspect, or require reports from, a general or specialized hospital or any other facility or corporation providing respiratory care, treatment, or se
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3718
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3718
The board shall issue, deny, suspend, and revoke licenses to practice respiratory care as provided in this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3719
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3719
Each person renewing his or her license shall submit proof satisfactory to the board that, during the preceding two-year period, he or she completed the required number of continuing education hours established by regulation of the board. Required continuing education shall not e
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3719.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3719.5
The board may require successful completion of one or more professional courses offered by the board, the American Association for Respiratory Care, or the California Society for Respiratory Care in any or all of the following circumstances: (a) As part of continuing education. (
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3720
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3720
The board shall hold at least one regular meeting annually. The board may convene from time to time until its business is concluded. Special meetings may be held at the time and place the board may designate. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the president or at the wr
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3722
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3722
The board shall adopt any regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter. In adopting rules and regulations, the board shall comply with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.