{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.14","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1202.14","heading":"Board of Respiratory Care.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Board of Respiratory Care to consist of 5 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.\n\n(b)\nThe Board shall regulate the practice of respiratory care.\n\n(c)\nOf the members of the Board, 3 shall be respiratory therapists licensed in the District; 1 shall be a physician with knowledge and experience in the practice of respiratory care; and 1 shall be a consumer member; except, that from July 19, 2024, of the members of the Board, 3 shall be respiratory care practitioners licensed in the District, one shall be either a physician with knowledge and experience in the practice of respiratory care or a respiratory care practitioner, licensed in the District, and one shall be a consumer member.\n\n(d)\nExcept as provided in subsection (e) of this section, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.\n\n(e)\nOf the members initially appointed under this section, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 2 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The terms of the members first appointed shall begin on the date that a majority of the first members are sworn in, which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12. Health Occupations Boards.","Subchapter II. Establishment of Health Occupation Boards and Advisory Committees; Membership; Terms."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1202.14","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b5394ce1cec5fd3ef6ade655fd8e6d212a67ec66f153bf71dbe44f8f30c8ce76","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.13","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}