MN HF3705

Minnesota would join the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, allowing respiratory therapists licensed in one member state to practice in other member states through a "compact privilege" without obtaining additional state licenses

Eligible respiratory therapists must hold an active, unencumbered home state license, maintain National Board for Respiratory Care credentials, have no adverse actions within the previous two years, and meet any jurisprudence requirements of the remote state

Active military members and their spouses may designate any state where they hold a license in good standing as their home state and are exempt from commission fees for compact privileges

The compact establishes a Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission as a joint government agency to administer the agreement, maintain a coordinated data system of licensure and adverse actions, and promulgate binding rules for member states

The compact becomes effective when enacted by seven states, and member states may withdraw with 180 days' notice after repealing the statute