{"data":{"id":"us-de/24-del.-c.-1779","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"24 Del. C. § 1779","heading":"Prohibited acts; penalties; enforcement.","body":"(a) A person may not practice respiratory care in this State or represent that the person is a respiratory care practitioner or knowingly allow himself or herself to be represented as a respiratory care practitioner unless the person is licensed under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.\n(b) A person who, contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, practices or attempts to practice respiratory care within the State or represents that the person is a respiratory care practitioner or knowingly allows himself or herself to be represented as a respiratory care practitioner shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.\n(c) The Office of the Attorney General is charged with the enforcement of this subchapter.\n(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a respiratory therapist having a current license issued in another state or the District of Columbia may provide respiratory care within their scope of practice in connection with the interstate transport of a patient without obtaining a license to practice respiratory care in this State. This exemption is limited to the immediate transport need.","path":["Title 24. Professions and Occupations","CHAPTER 17. Medical Practice Act","Subchapter VII. Respiratory Care Practitioners"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c017/sc07/index.html#1779","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:28Z","sha256":"80a4e4890b06ebbe79fed03b071c9146dd84812b07a5d62346b1d946a0ae73b1","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/24-del.-c.-1778","next":"us-de/24-del.-c.-1779a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}