Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4704
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4704
- Advisor: means an advisor appointed to give advice to the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation under section 4705 of this title. See
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. 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
§ 4704. Director of the Office of Professional Regulation; duties
(a) The Director shall:
(1) provide general information to applicants for licensure as respiratory care practitioners;
(2) administer fees as provided for under 3 V.S.A. § 125(b);
(3) explain appeal procedures to respiratory care practitioners and applicants and explain complaint procedures to the public;
(4) receive applications for licensure, license applicants under this chapter, and renew licenses;
(5) refer all disciplinary matters to an administrative law officer;
(6) revoke, suspend, reinstate, or condition licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer;
(7) issue reprimands or impose administrative penalties as ordered by an administrative law officer.
(b) The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation, with the advice of the advisor appointees, may adopt rules necessary to perform the duties provided under this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)