NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Board of Respiratory Care has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Sheryle Barrett, B.A., on behalf of The Florida Society for Respiratory Care on May 06, 2011. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 37, No. 22, of the June 3, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a meeting held on July 8, 2011. The petition requested the Board’s interpretation of Chapter 468, Part V, Florida Statutes, Rules 64B32-5.001 and 64B32-5.003, Florida Administrative Code, and specifically clarification of credentialing designations for certified respiratory therapists and registered respiratory therapists who may or may not have been credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care and who may or may not have maintained their credentials through the National Board for Respiratory Care. The Board’s Order, filed on July 28, 2011, denies the Petition for Declaratory Statement. The Petition as submitted is not applicable to one person but rather to all licensees and is not appropriate for determination by means of a declaratory statement.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Respiratory Care, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.
Please refer all comments to: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Respiratory Care, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.