N.Y. Education Law § 8503: State board for respiratory therapy

§ 8503. State board for respiratory therapy. A state board for

respiratory therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents on the

recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the

board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing

and conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this

title. The board shall be composed of not less than five licensed

respiratory therapists, two licensed respiratory therapy technicians,

and four additional members who shall include at least one licensed

physician and at least one public member. Members of the first board who

are respiratory therapy practitioners need not be licensed prior to

appointment on the board, provided, however, that the first appointed

respiratory therapists shall be registered by a national certifying or

accrediting board, acceptable to the department and the first appointed

respiratory therapy technicians shall be certified by a national

certifying or accrediting board, acceptable to the department. An

executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of

regents on recommendation of the commissioner.