The performance of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and removal of carbon dioxide by respiratory therapists is within the scope of practice of licensed respiratory therapists (RRTs).
Board regulations require that all licensed respiratory therapists complete 15 contact hours of continuing education (CE) as a condition of license renewal.
The purpose of this advisory is to remind all licensed respiratory therapists in the Commonwealth of their responsibility to renew his/her license every two years on the even numbered years.
