{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-40-45","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-40-45","heading":"Educational requirements","body":"An applicant for licensure shall:\n\n1. Be a graduate of an accredited educational program for respiratory  therapists; or\n\n2. Hold current credentialing as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the NBRC or any other credentialing body determined by the board to be equivalent.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 85. Board of Medicine","Chapter 40. Regulations Governing the Practice of Respiratory Therapists","Part II. Requirements for Licensure as a Respiratory  Therapist"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter40/section45/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:45Z","sha256":"10241a368049acd93d8bf73c524879c964dae1eb999333ad85f1812532eaf9b7","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-40-40","next":"us-va/18vac85-40-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}