This section provides the minimum educational qualifications for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner.

(1) To meet the educational requirements required by RCW 18.89.090, an applicant must be a graduate of a two-year respiratory therapy educational program. Programs must be:

Accredited by the Committee On Accreditation for Respiratory Care (COARC) or accredited by the American Medical Association's (AMA) Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), or its successor, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP).

(2) An official transcript indicating completion of a two-year program must be provided as evidence of fulfillment of the required education.