Dear Temporary Emergency Reciprocity License (TERL) Holders, I am writing to inform you about significant developments regarding respiratory care licensure in New Jersey. On November 20, 2023, New Jersey amended P.L. 1991, c.31, allowing applicants who pass the Certified Respiratory Therapy (“CRT”) examination administered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (“NBRC”) to apply for […]
Department of Law and Public Safety is Extending the Deadlines for Renewing Licenses
Effective immediately, DCA is extending by 60 days licenses for Respiratory Care Practitioners.
Licensing Board Posts Rule Changes
The State Board of Respiratory Care posted proposed rule changes on August 6. These changes address several areas of respiratory care. These proposed changes do not reflect the law that was sign by Governor Christie in July 2017. The proposed changes are a cumulation of several different areas within our regulations, such as, delegation of […]
NBRC Announces Two Policy Changes
In the 2018 first quarter Horizons newsletter, (www.nbrc.org) the National Board for Respiratory Care published policy changes regarding voluntary recredentialing and admission criteria for the Neonatal / Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialty Examination. Eliminating the Voluntary Recredentialing Route Please be advised the NBRC Board of Trustees voted to eliminate the voluntary recredentialing route for all NBRC […]
Important News from the State Licensing Board
Registered Respiratory Therapist Credential Required Effective July 21, 2017 as enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey – N.J.A.C.45:14E-15 – Issuance of License. The Board shall issue a license to perform respiratory care to an applicant, who, at the time of the effective date of this act, has passed […]
