Respiratory Care Practitioner
TexasActive
- Exam
- State + third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Required
A Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) is an individual who practices respiratory care that includes the treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients who have deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiorespiratory system.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Both state and third-party exams required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Background check required
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Texas Medical Board
- Address
- PO Box 2029 Austin, TX 78768
- Phone
- (512) 305-7010
- Agency website
- http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/licensing
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Respiratory Care Practitioner 29-1126.00
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist 29-2033.00
- Respiratory Therapist 29-2036.00
- Respiratory Care Practitioner 29-2099.00
Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Texas Medical Board — see the issuing body section above.
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