NAC630.530. Renewal of license; notification of withdrawal of certification; expiration and reinstatement of license.

     1. The license of a practitioner of respiratory care may be renewed biennially upon dates set by the Board. The license will not be renewed unless the practitioner of respiratory care provides satisfactory proof:

     (a) Of current certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization; and

     (b) That he or she has completed the number of contact hours of continuing professional education required by subsections 2 and 3.

     2. To renew a license for the practice of respiratory care, a licensee must complete the number of contact hours of continuing education required by subsection 3, of which:

     (a) Sixty percent must be from an approved educational source directly related to the practice of respiratory care. Two hours of this 60 percent must be in medical ethics.

     (b) Forty percent must be in any program approved by the American Association for Respiratory Care for Continuing Respiratory Care Education or any program of another organization approved by the Board.

     3. The following contact hours for continuing education are required for a licensee to renew a license for the practice of respiratory care:

     (a) If licensed during the first 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 20 hours.

     (b) If licensed during the second 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 15 hours.

     (c) If licensed during the third 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 10 hours.

     (d) If licensed during the fourth 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 5 hours.

     4. A practitioner of respiratory care shall notify the Board within 10 days if his or her certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization is withdrawn.

     5. To allow for the renewal of a license to practice respiratory care by each person to whom a license was issued or renewed in the preceding renewal period, the Board will make such reasonable attempts as are practicable to:

     (a) Mail a renewal notice at least 60 days before the expiration of a license to practice respiratory care; and

     (b) Send a renewal application to a licensee at the last known address of the licensee on record with the Board.

     6. If a licensee fails to pay the fee for biennial registration required by NAC 630.525 on or before July 1 of each odd-numbered year, or fails to submit proof that the licensee completed the number of contact hours of continuing education required by subsections 2 and 3, his or her license to practice respiratory therapy in this State expires. Within 2 years after the date on which the license expires, the holder may be reinstated to practice respiratory care if he or she:

     (a) Pays twice the amount of the current fee for biennial registration to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board;

     (b) Submits proof that he or she completed the number of contact hours of continuing education required by subsections 2 and 3; and

     (c) Is found to be in good standing and qualified pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and NRS 630.277.

     7. The Board may issue not more than 10 contact hours of continuing education during a biennial licensing period to a licensee if the licensee performs a medical review for the Board. The hours issued by the Board:

     (a) May be credited against the hours required for a biennial licensing period pursuant to subsections 2 and 3; and

     (b) Must be equal to the actual time involved in performing the medical review, not to exceed 10 hours.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R108-01, eff. 11-29-2001; A by R049-10, 10-15-2010; R124-10, 12-16-2010; R140-11, 9-14-2012; R035-13, 2-26-2014)