§ 8503. State board for respiratory therapy. A state board for
respiratory therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents on the
recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the
board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing
and conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this
title. The board shall be composed of not less than five licensed
respiratory therapists, two licensed respiratory therapy technicians,
and four additional members who shall include at least one licensed
physician and at least one public member. Members of the first board who
are respiratory therapy practitioners need not be licensed prior to
appointment on the board, provided, however, that the first appointed
respiratory therapists shall be registered by a national certifying or
accrediting board, acceptable to the department and the first appointed
respiratory therapy technicians shall be certified by a national
certifying or accrediting board, acceptable to the department. An
executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of
regents on recommendation of the commissioner.