The mission of the West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care is to provide oversight of the licensing of respiratory care practitioners in the State of West Virginia. The Board is responsible for providing guidelines for licensing requirements, renewal of licenses, continuing education requirements and investigation and/or prosecution of license violations ...
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Notice of Official Comment Period
The following rules are being proposed by the board to change the language within the Respiratory Care Act. Strikethroughs are language to be removed and underlines are new language. The board will receive comments and/or questions during the comment periods listed below each rule:
Comment Period May 6, 2019 thru June 6, 2019, 5:00PM
Comment Period May 22, 2019 thru June 23, 2019, 5:00PM
Documents with Payments Enclosed
are to be mailed to WVBORC P O Box 40329, Charleston, WV 25364.
Documents without Payments Enclosed
are to be mailed to WVBORC, 106 Dee Drive, Ste 1, Charleston, WV 25311.
For Walk-In Applicants
Due to new processing procedures, you may bring your application to
the office but, we no longer issue a "same day" license or student
permit. Your application will be processed and mailed to you.
Employers/New Applicants
New licenses are posted to this site immediately when numbers are
issued and are valid to start practicing. Photo ID License Cards are
mailed to the new licensee within 30 days of issue.. If you need to
verify if a practitioner has a valid license please click
"verifications" where you may view or print a copy for your records.
These verifications meet the requirements mandated by JACHO.