Section 343-3-2 - Requirements for a Temporary LicenseB. An individual may not practice as a temporary licensee until a license has been issued by the board.C. An applicant for a temporary license shall file a complete application on a form prescribed by the board and such additional information as the board may require.D. The applicant shall include the items listed below with the application. The application will not be acted upon until all items have been received. 3. A supervisor's affidavit, on a form prescribed by the board, from each proposed place of employment;4. An official academic transcript demonstrating completion of an educational program for respiratory therapists or respiratory care technicians which is accredited by COARC or its predecessor accrediting body. If a transcript is not available at time of application, the applicant may submit a diploma, or a letter of completion from an authorized official on official school stationery, provided that the applicant submits the transcript within the 60 days following submission of the diploma or letter; and5. The application fee and license fee specified in Chapter 10, Section 5(36) of the rules of the Office of Licensing and Registration, entitled "Establishment of License Fees."E. The temporary license shall be issued for the period of time allowed by law. The temporary license may be extended for the additional period allowed by law, in the discretion of the board, upon written request from the licensee. Extensions may be granted only for extraordinary medical or personal hardship that substantially interferes with the licensee's ability to meet the requirements for permanent licensure, or for additional time attributable to the applicant's active duty military service as described in 37-B MRSA §390-A. The board may request documentation to validate the request.F. A temporary licensee may perform only those tasks which the licensee has been trained and authorized to perform.G. The supervisor of the temporary licensee shall maintain an orientation checklist on file at the place of employment. The orientation checklist shall make specific reference to: 1. Administration of medical gases, aerosols and humidification;2. Each pharmacological agent related to each respiratory care procedures;3. Mechanical or physiological ventilatory support;4. Bronchopulmonary hygiene;5. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;6. Maintenance of natural airways;7. Insertion and maintenance of artificial airways;8. Specific diagnostic and testing techniques employed in the medical management of patients to assist in diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and research of pulmonary abnormalities, including measurement of ventilatory volumes, pressures and flows, collection of specimens of blood and collection of specimens from the respiratory tract;9. Arterial punctures, analysis of blood gases and respiratory secretions and pulmonary function testing; and10. Hemodynamic and physiologic measurement and monitoring of cardiac function as it relates to cardiopulmonary pathophysiology.H. A temporary licensee may practice only under the direct supervision of a respiratory care practitioner.I. A temporary licensee may apply for licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by filing a complete application on a form prescribed by the board and such additional information as the board may require.J. The applicant shall include the items listed below with the application. The application will not be acted upon until all items have been received. 1. Proof of current credentialing by NBRC as a registered therapist or certified respiratory therapy technician, or proof of passing the applicable examination described in Section 1(D) of this chapter within the time period described in Section 1(D)(4); and2. The application fee and license fee specified in Chapter 10, Section 5(36) of the rules of the Office of Licensing and Registration, entitled "Establishment of License Fees."