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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 85. Board of Medicine
Chapter 40. Regulations Governing the Practice of Respiratory Therapists
10/2/2026

18VAC85-40-45. Educational requirements for initial licensure.

An applicant for initial licensure shall:

1. Be a graduate of an accredited educational program for respiratory therapists; or

2. Hold current credentialing as a Certified Respiratory Therapist or a Registered Respiratory Therapist from the NBRC or any other credentialing body determined by the board to be equivalent.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2912.1 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 7, eff. January 19, 2000; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 19, eff. July 2, 2003; Volume 32, Issue 1, eff. October 7, 2015; Volume 43, Issue 1, eff. September 23, 2026.

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