Board Meeting Agenda

October 14, 2024

Department of Consumer Affairs
Headquarters- First Floor Hearing Room S102
1625 North Market Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95834

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Continuing Education Information for Attendance

12:00 p.m. - Call to Order, Establishment of Quorum

1. President's Opening Remarks

Public Comment: Public comment will be accepted after each agenda item and toward the end of the agenda for public comment not related to any particular agenda item. The President may set a time limit, as needed.

2. March 28, 2024 Meeting Minutes Approval


3. Annual Fiscal Analysis/Review

Strategic Plan Administration Goal 1.2: Regularly monitor the budget and fund condition in connection with cost saving measures and new expenses to determine if a statutory fee adjustment is necessary.

4. Licensing and Enforcement Activity Annual Report


5. Legislation of Interest
1. Two-Year Bills
• AB 477 (Waldron) Legislative review of state boards
• AB 996 (Low) DCA: continuing education: conflict-of-interest policy
• SB 802 (Roth) Licensing boards: disqualification from licensure: criminal conviction
2. Introduced in 2024
• AB 1891 (Weber) Community colleges: allied health programs
• AB 2269 (Flora) Board membership qualifications: public members
• AB 2862 (Gipson) Licenses: African American applicants
• AB 3127 (McKinnor) Reporting of crimes: mandated reporters
• SB 1067 (Smallwood-Cuevas) Healing arts: expedited licensure process: medically underserved area or population
• SB 1451 (Ashby) Professions and vocations


6. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt Title 16, California Code of Regulations, Section 1399.365, Basic Respiratory Tasks and Services, Including Review of Any Comments Received During the 45-Day Comment Period and Regulation Hearing, and Consideration of Potential Modifications to Proposed Text
1. Comments Received Outside the 45-Day Comment Period



Strategic Plan Licensing Goal 2.2: Develop and promulgate regulations identifying basic respiratory tasks and services and disseminate information to pertinent state agencies and licensed facilities in response to the implementation of Senate Bill 1436.

7. Professional Qualifications Committee Update & Discussion (Raymond Hernandez, Chair, Michael H. Terry, Member)
1. 2024 Workforce Survey Results Presentation, Discussion, and Possible Action



Strategic Plan Goal 2.3: Evaluate current respiratory care educational requirements and revise, as necessary, to support practice standards and patient safety.

8. Election of Officers for 2025


9. Schedule 2025 Board Meeting Dates and Logistics
1. March 13, 2025, Temecula, CA


10. Executive Officer (EO) Recruitment and Selection Process
1. Discuss and Possible Appointment of an EO Search Committee
2. Review and Possible Action on Revised EO Duty Statement and Recruitment Announcement
3. Discuss and Possible Action on Release Date of Recruitment Announcement


11. CLOSED SESSION (Not Open to the Public)
1. Pursuant to subdivision (c)(3) of Government Code section 11126, the Board will meet in closed session to consider proposed disciplinary actions, stipulated settlements, and petitions for modifications/termination of probation.
2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(a)(1), the Board will meet in closed session to discuss and possibly take action on the appointment of an Interim Executive Officer.


12. Report on Action Taken in Closed Session on Appointment of an Interim Executive Officer


13. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda

The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section that is not included on this agenda, except to decide whether to place the matter on agenda of a future meeting (Government Code section 11125, 11125.7(a)).

14. Future Agenda Items


15. Adjournment (Est 5:00 p.m.)

Notice

Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Time and order of agenda items are subject to change at the discretion of the President. Meetings of the Respiratory Care Board are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. In addition to the agenda item which addresses public comment, the audience will be given appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board. Public comments may be subject to a time limit, at the discretion of the Board President. Members of the public will not be permitted to “yield” their allotted time to other members of the public to make comments. The public may comment on items not on the agenda, but Board members cannot discuss or take action on items not on the agenda. The agenda is available on the Board’s website at www.rcb.ca.gov. This meeting may be canceled or changed without any notice. For verification, please check the Board’s website at www.rcb.ca.gov or call (916) 999-2190.

The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Paula Velasquez at (916) 999-2190 or sending a written request to: Paula Velasquez, Respiratory Care Board, 3750 Rosin Court, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least seven (7) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.