Respiratory Care Board of California
The mandate of the Respiratory Care Board (RCB) is to protect and serve the consumer by administering and enforcing the Respiratory Care Practice Act and its regulations in the interest of the safe practice of respiratory care. Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs) regularly perform critical lifesaving and life support procedures prescribed by physicians that directly affect major organs of the body. RCPs provide care directly to the patient in either a hospital setting or the patient's home. Patients may be suffering from lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, or cystic fibrosis, or may be premature infants whose lungs have not yet fully developed. More than 44,000 RCP licenses have been issued in the State of California.
Current Affairs
- Expedited Licensure Application Processing for Service Members Enrolled in Skillbridge
- New Release: Breathing Matters June 2024 E-Bulletin
- New Continuing Education Requirements Effective January 1, 2024
- FRAUD SCAM ALERT - July 18, 2023
- New Look Coming to the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) in 2023
- Respiratory Care Board of California and Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Joint Statement Update - July 2019
- RCB Recognizes CSRC's Position Statement Pertaining to Concurrent Therapy
- COVID-19 Updates and Resources