Board of Respiratory Care

Important Updates 

We Have Moved!

Our new location is:

Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care
Traditional Bank Building, 3rd Floor
163 W. Short St., Suite 350
Lexington, KY 40507

Notice of Amendment to 201 KAR 29:050 Continuing Education Requirements

Adopted and Approved November 16, 2011 by the Legislative Research Commision 
201 KAR 29:050 Continuing educational requirements

2012 KBRC Online Renewals November 1, 2011–January 30, 2012

(Read before beginning renewal process.)

The KY Board of Respiratory Care along with the assistance of KY.Gov announces online licensure renewal for respiratory therapists beginning on November 1, 2011.  We strongly encourage you to use this service.  We are very pleased to offer you the ability to print your renewal I.D. card before you exit the online renewal window.

The KBRC has made changes that will streamline the renewal process and remove some issues regarding CEU acceptability. The CEU page on the online renewal will have some changes. The course number box will be set up to accept only 8 and 9 digit numerical values for approved courses by the KBRC and AARC. (Example: 10206002 or 435500454) The only exception will be ACLS, PALS, NRP, RRT, CRT Recredentialing and RRT Recredentialing.

The help icon will assist you in typing course titles and number of CEUs for those CEU’s. (Example: type ACLS into the course number box and type 10 in the CEU amount box.) Any other CEUs that have 8 or 9 digits you will simply input those digits into the course number box. Any other combination will be rejected. (Examples of CEUs that that will be rejected: CEP-245678, 43567-234-2434).

The date box for CEUs will have a two-year (2) limitation. If dates do not comply with the KBRC rules and regulation, then those CEUs will be rejected. Please also remember to print your receipt and your new I.D. renewal card when you finish the renewal. These guidelines are in place to avoid problems with CEU issues before the therapist completes the renewal. If you have questions, please contact the Board office at 859-246-2747 for assistance.

Note: If you renewed online and left the renewal system without printing your card or forgot to print it, you have until the next morning to get back into the online system, go to the last page and print your card before the KBRC updates the database. Once the database has been synchronized, you will not be able to enter the system again because the renewal program will see you as already renewed. This keeps therapists from accidentally renewing and paying twice, for their online renewal.

Click on the following link to begin the online renewal process.

Renewal Form - Submit By U.S. Mail

A paper form is provided for any therapists that need to renew by mail.
Please click on the following link to print a 2012 renewal form.

(Be aware that the same criteria stated above will also comply on the renewal paper forms you submit by mail and will be overviewed by the KBRC).

Be Aware If You Do Not Renew And Attempt To Work Without A License (Lapsed Licensure—No Licensure)

At the February 2007 meeting the Board discussed guidelines for legal counsel to take actions against individuals who have worked without proper license. The Board charged legal counsel and staff to issue Agreed Orders to those individuals found to have worked illegally, with suspensions of up to two (2 weeks) and fines up to $750 ($50 per day). Any other lapse for therapist fined over $750 and suspended more than two (2) weeks; would need approval by the Board at its next scheduled meeting before a license could be reissued or reinstated, to work again.

Online KY Status Verification Now Available

The KBRC now has online primary source verification of respiratory care therapists. This is for verification only. All other information must be requested by contacting the KBRC Board directly. Newly licensed therapists may take several days to be listed and may be verified by the KBRC by fax if needed. If all that is needed is verification in hand from the KBRC, simply print details page from browser printer and end verification process.
Note: The official primary source verification details generated by this application is designed to give respiratory depts. and H.R. depts. evidence of Kentucky licensure and will not show or convey any disciplinary actions. It is intended to show name, status, issue date, expiration and certification number. States will not accept this verification form as a State Verification due to lack of disciplinary status. State verification forms and all written requests for a letter of good standing should be mailed to the KBRC office with $15.00 fee and we will direct your request to the appropriate Board ASAP.
Begin status verification only process.

Important NBRC news about your CRT or RRT Credential

If you passed and received your CRT credential after the date of July 1, 2002, please review!