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House approves licensure for respiratory care practitioners after extended debate on supervision and scope
Summary
The House passed Substitute Senate Bill 87 to license respiratory care practitioners and create a board; floor discussion covered startup costs (fiscal note ~500 initial licensees), biennial renewal cycles, supervision by physicians, limits on independent billing, and protections for family/home monitoring.
The Utah House on Feb. 19 approved Substitute Senate Bill 87, establishing licensure and a governing board for respiratory care practitioners to regulate training, scope of practice and disciplinary authority.
Sponsor Representative Valentine said the bill addresses an existing gap: many respiratory care providers were operating without state supervision, and licensure provides a mechanism for standards, ongoing competency and the authority to remove practitioners who endanger patients. "This bill authorizes the division of occupational and professional licensing to license respiratory care practitioners and creates a board for those licensures," he said.
Lawmakers debated operational and policy details at length.…
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