Board Meeting Agenda

June 6, 2025

The Respiratory Care Board will hold a public meeting on June 6, 2025. Members of the public may attend in person or virtually via WebEx. Details below.

In-Person Location

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

Virtual Attendance - WebEx

If joining using the link above:

• Webinar Number: 2483 122 3934
• Password: RCB66

If joining by phone:

• Phone: +1-415-655-0001 (US Toll)
• Access Code: 2483 122 3934
• Passcode: 72266

Instructions to connect to and participate in the meeting can be found at: https://rcb.ca.gov/board_meetings/forms/webex_guide.pdf

Printable Version

Continuing Education Credit

To receive continuing education (CE) credit, attendees must sign in with their arrival time and sign out with their departure time. CE credit is awarded in full-hour increments based on actual attendance. Partial-hour credit is not available. Verification of awarded hours will be emailed within 30 days.

For Virtual Attendance via WebEx: Please provide your first and last name as it appears on your license when logging in. Your arrival time and departure times will be verified via the WebEx “Attendance Report” following the meeting.

For In-Person Attendance: Please sign in and out at the meeting entrance or see an RCB staff member for assistance.

Meeting Agenda

1:00 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 13, 2025, Meeting Minutes Approval


3. Executive Officer’s Report
1. Governor’s Executive Order N-22-25: 4-Day Return to Office for Staff
2. Exclusive Online Initial Application Filing Beginning 2026
3. Staff “RCP Shadow Days” at UC Davis Medical Center
4. Ethics Course Revisions Update
5. Sunset Timeline


4. 2025 Legislation of Interest
• AB 667: (Solache) Professions and vocations: license examinations: interpreters
• AB 742: (Elhawary) DCA: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves
• AB 1434: (Rodriguez) Health care boards: workforce data collection
• SB 389: (Ochoa Bogh) Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: specialized physical health care services
• SB 470: (Laird) Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing
• SB 669: (McGuire) Rural hospitals: standby perinatal medical services



FEDERAL LEGISLATION

• HR 783 The Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act


5. Professional Qualifications Committee Update & Discussion

(Raymond Hernandez, Chair, Michael H. Terry, Member)
Strategic Plan Goal 2.3: Evaluate current respiratory care educational requirements and revise, as necessary, to support practice standards and patient safety.

1. Draft recommendation to increase the minimum educational requirements for entry into practice to a bachelor’s degree.


6. Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist


1. Legislative efforts by the California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC) to establish an Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist (APRT) in California.
2. Consideration to: 1) support the development of the Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist (APRT) role in California to enhance consumer protection by ensuring access to highly skilled respiratory care professionals, and 2) to collaborate with the California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC) to draft legislative language that prioritizes public safety and aligns with the standards of the Respiratory Care Practice Act.


7. Update and Discussion Regarding Proposed Regulations Related to Home and Community-Based Respiratory Tasks and Services and Training Requirements


8. 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)).

9. Future Agenda Items


10. 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.


11. 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 or call (916) 999-2190. Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by May 30, 2025, to rcbinfo@dca.ca.gov for consideration.

The meeting will also be webcast, provided there are no unforeseen technical difficulties or limitations. To view the webcast, please visit thedcapage.blog/webcasts/. The meeting will not be cancelled if webcast is not available. Meeting adjournment may not be webcast if it is the only item that occurs after a closed session.

NOTE: CE credits WILL NOT not be awarded to those who view the meeting via Webcast as there is no real-time interaction functionality available via this mode of delivery. To earn CE units, please join the meeting via WebEx here.

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 Stephanie Aguirre at (916) 999-2190 or sending a written request to: Stephanie Aguirre, 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.