§ 54.1-2955 Restriction of titles
A. It is unlawful for any person not holding a current and valid license from the Board to practice as a respiratory therapist or to assume the title “Respiratory Therapist” or to use, in conjunction with his name, the letters “RT.”
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person who has graduated from an accredited respiratory therapy education program may practice with the title “Respiratory Therapist, License Applicant” or “RT-Applicant” until he has received a failing score on any examination required by the Board for licensure or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner. Any person practicing pursuant to this subsection as shall be identified with the title “Respiratory Therapist, License Applicant” or “RT-Applicant” on any identification issued by an employer and in conjunction with any signature in the course of his practice.
History
This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 1990, chapter 920; in 1998, chapter 557; in 2015, chapter 302; in 2022, chapter 764.
1985, c. 347, § 54-281.11; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 920; 1998, c. 557; 2015, c. 302; 2022, c. 764.