On April 4, the AARC once again ‘Stormed the Hill’ to visit Congress and talk about issues important to our profession. NYSSRC representatives were successful in securing several meetings with NY congressmen. The focus of these meetings was to include respiratory therapists in any Telehealth bill considered by Congress this year and to convey our value […]
The following information is reported from our Government Affairs Committee following the most recent State Education Department Respiratory Therapy Board meeting in NYC on September 22. Legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo appear to have reached an agreement on a bill that expands the scope of practice for advanced home health aides, a measure that has
There are 2 different licenses for Respiratory Care Practitioners: Therapist and Technician. The Office of Professions website contains all the links related to obtaining a licensing in New York. On the site you will find license applications, the actual practice act and all laws related and referenced to the practice act, as well as the
The Medicare Telehealth Parity Act has been reintroduced in Congress with the bill number H.R. 2948. This past spring over 120 respiratory therapists from around the country, including those who represent the Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) from your state, descended on Washington D.C. These respiratory therapists came to lobby their members of Congress to
