Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 314A.112

• Mandatory certification: means the board's official authorization to practice respiratory care for the time specified by the mandatory certification. See Kentucky Statutes 314A.010
• respiratory care practitioner: includes the following:
  (a) A "registered respiratory therapist" means an individual who has successfully completed a training program accredited by the American Medical Association's Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education or its equivalent in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or its equivalent, and who has successfully completed the registry examination for advanced respiratory therapists administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care, Incorporated or its equivalent. See Kentucky Statutes 314A.010