§ 3761 Respiratory Care Licensing Requirements

Business and Professions Code·California

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•You can't work as a breathing doctor (respiratory care) without a license in this state.
•You can't pretend to be a breathing doctor if you don't have a license.
•No one can hire someone to be a breathing doctor if that person doesn't have a license.

Example

A hospital hires someone to help patients with breathing problems, but that person doesn't have a license.

The hospital and the person can both get in trouble because the person doesn't have a license to do that job.

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§ 3761 Respiratory Care Licensing Requirements

(a) No person may practice respiratory care or represent himself or herself to be a respiratory care practitioner in this state, without a valid license granted under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) No person or corporation shall knowingly employ a person who holds himself or herself out to be a respiratory care practitioner without a valid license granted under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 586, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2004.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 3761.

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