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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="14-5A-08" title_number="14" title_name="Physicians" subtitle_number="5A" subtitle_name="Respiratory Care Practitioners">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle or §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice respiratory care in this State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A respiratory care practitioner employed in the service of the federal government while practicing within the scope of the employment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A respiratory care practitioner student enrolled in an education program which is accredited by an approved accrediting organization while practicing respiratory care in the program; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An individual practicing respiratory care who is licensed by and residing in another jurisdiction if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The individual is participating in the transportation of a patient from that individual’s jurisdiction of licensure into the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The individual practices respiratory care only during the transportation of the patient;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The individual does not practice respiratory care on another individual who is not the patient being transported into the State; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The individual does not practice respiratory care in the State for more than a total of 14 days within a calendar year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
