(1) A retired status licensee for less than five years may change to active status provided:
- (a) A licensee pay any renewal fees imposed on an active status license for all biennial licensure periods during which the licensee was on retired status.
- (b) A licensee must provide evidence of licensure as either a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), pursuant to Section 468.355, F.S.
- (c) A licensee must meet the continuing educational requirements for Rule 64B32-6.001, F.A.C., for each biennium the licensee was in retired status.
- (d) A licensee must take a medical errors course pursuant to Rule 64B32-6.007, F.A.C.
(2) A retired status licensee for five years or more may change to active status provided:
- (a) A licensee pay any renewal fees imposed on an active status license for all biennial licensure periods during which the licensee was on retired status.
- (b) A licensee must provide evidence of licensure as either a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), pursuant to Section 468.358, F.S.
- (c) A licensee must meet the continuing educational requirements for Rule 64B32-6.001, F.A.C., for each biennium the licensee was in retired status.
- (d) A licensee is required to provide evidence of attendance of a Board-approved comprehensive review course, within six months prior to reactivation of license, in order to ensure that he or she has the sufficient skills to re-enter the profession.
- (e) A licensee must take a medical errors course pursuant to Rule 64B32-6.007, F.A.C.
- (3) Board-approved comprehensive review course means any course or courses which includes, at a minimum, fourteen (14) hours in the topics and number of hours as follows:
| Patient assessment | 3 hours |
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| Hemodynamics | 2 hours |
| Pulmonary function | 1 hour |
| Arterial blood gases | 1 hour |
| Respiratory equipment | 2 hours |
| Airway care | 1 hour |
| Mechanical ventilation | 2 hours |
| Emergency care/special procedures | 1 hour |
| General respiratory care (including medication) | 1 hour |
Rulemaking Authority 456.036(7), (9), 468.353(1) FS. Law Implemented 456.036(7), (9) FS. History–New 4-19-07, Amended 7-27-08.