Qualifications for Licensure

Applicants for a license to practice respiratory therapy on Guam must complete and file an application with the Board. Applicants must have all of the following qualifications:

(a)Licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist:

(1)transcripts from an approved school of respiratory therapy, evidencing the successful completion of a two

(2)year program, resulting in a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy;

(2)current certification as a RRT by the National Board for Respiratory Care; or

(3)have obtained RRT status from the National Board for Respiratory Care prior to January 1, 2004.

(b)Licensed Certified Respiratory Therapist or Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician:

(1)transcripts from an approved school of respiratory therapy, evidencing the successful completion of a one

(1)year program; and

(2)current certification as a Certified Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care; or

(3)have obtained certification as a Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician by the National Board of Respiratory Care before July 1, 1999.