1. (a) The committee shall issue a temporary permit to a person to practice respiratory care or to profess to be a respiratory care practitioner, not more than thirty (30) days after the application is filed and completed, if the person pays a fee and:

   1. (1) has:

      1. (A) a valid license or certificate to practice from another state; and
      2. (B) applied for a license from the committee;
   2. (2) is practicing in a state that does not license or certify respiratory care practitioners but is credentialed by a national respiratory care practitioner association approved by the committee, and the person has applied for a license from the committee; or
   3. (3) is qualified to take the examination by being a graduate of a school or program of respiratory care that meets standards set by the board.

2. (b) A temporary permit expires the earlier of:

   1. (1) the date the person holding the permit is issued a license under this article; or
   2. (2) the date the committee disapproves the person's license application.

3. (c) The committee may renew a temporary permit if the person holding the permit was scheduled to take the examination and:

   1. (1) did not take the examination; and
   2. (2) shows good cause for not taking the examination.
4. (d) A permit renewed under subsection (c) expires on the date the person holding the permit receives the results from the examination given after the permit was issued.

As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.68. Amended by P.L.60-2000, SEC.17; P.L.149-2022, SEC.12; P.L.59-2026, SEC.8; P.L.118-2026, SEC.10.