02-343-3 Me. Code R. § 3

Current through 2024-52, December 25, 2024

Section 343-3-3 - Respiratory Care Practitioner Trainee License

A. A person employed by a health care facility during the clinical portion of a COARC-accredited respiratory care educational program may apply to the board for a Respiratory Care Practitioner Trainee License. The applicant may not be employed in any capacity that involves the delivery of any respiratory care procedure until the license has been issued.

"Clinical portion of a COARC-accredited respiratory care educational program" is:

1. The second year of an associate degree program;

2. The second year of a baccalaureate degree program in respiratory care; or

3. Completion of an entry-level correspondence program in respiratory care approved by the board.

B. An applicant for a respiratory care practitioner trainee license shall file a complete application on a form prescribed by the board and such additional information as the board may require.

C. The applicant shall include the items listed below with the application. The application will not be acted upon until all items have been received:

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2. A supervisor's affidavit on a form prescribed by the board from each proposed place of employment;

3. Verification of enrollment in a the clinical portion of a COARC-approved respiratory therapy program; and

4. The license fee specified in Chapter 10, Section 5(36) of the rules of the Office of Licensing and Registration, entitled "Establishment of License Fees."

D. The trainee license expires upon graduation. An individual may not apply for or hold a Respiratory Care Practitioner Trainee License if the licensee is eligible to apply for either a temporary or a permanent license from the board as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.

E. A trainee may perform the following functions, but only while employed in non-critical care settings and only while a respiratory care practitioner with supervisory responsibility for the trainee is on-site:

1. Vital signs;

2. Breath sounds;

3. Nebulizer treatments;

4. Basic life support including:

a. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR);

b. Manual ventilation and manual compression; and

c. Oral pharyngeal airway;

5. Oximetery;

6. Incentive spirometry;

7. Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) instruction;

8. Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB);

9. Peak flow monitoring;

10. Oral suctioning;

11. Oxygen rounds;

12. Oxygen therapy including:

a. Nasal cannula;

b. Single masks; and

c. Vent masks with aerosol; and

13. Charting/documentation with accompanying licensed practitioner signature.

02-343 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 3