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This bill, amending the Respiratory Care Practice Act, changes the examination requirements for individuals seeking to become licensed respiratory care practitioners in California. Previously, applicants had to pass two examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC): the Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination and the Clinical Simulation Examination. This bill updates these requirements to mandate passing the NBRC's Respiratory Therapy Examination, specifically at the level needed to qualify for the Registered Respiratory Therapist credential, or any future equivalent examinations. It also makes a minor grammatical update regarding the use of "they" instead of "he or she" in a provision that exempts individuals who passed older NBRC examinations before January 1, 2015, from the current requirements, provided they have no disciplinary history.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1304