Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4703

  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Respiratory care: means the allied health profession responsible for the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with cardiopulmonary systems under the direction of a physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, or nurse practitioner. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 4703. Professional identification

(a) A person holding a license to practice respiratory care in this State shall use the title “respiratory care practitioner” and the abbreviation “R.C.P.”

(b) A licensee shall show his or her license when requested.

(c) A person matriculated in an accredited respiratory education program shall use the title “student respiratory therapist” and the abbreviation “S.R.T.” (Added 2003, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)