Iowa HF547 establishes the respiratory care interstate compact to facilitate the practice of respiratory therapy across state lines.

Iowa HF547 enacts the respiratory care interstate compact, enabling respiratory therapists licensed in one state to practice in other participating states. The compact aims to improve public access to respiratory therapy services. It establishes a commission to oversee the compact's administration, including rulemaking, data system management, and dispute resolution. Member states must enact the compact, license respiratory therapists, participate in the commission's data system, and have mechanisms for investigating complaints.

Iowa HF547 establishes the respiratory care interstate compact to facilitate the practice of respiratory therapy across state lines.

Iowa HF547 enacts the respiratory care interstate compact, enabling respiratory therapists licensed in one state to practice in other participating states. The compact aims to improve public access to respiratory therapy services. It establishes a commission to oversee the compact's administration, including rulemaking, data system management, and dispute resolution. Member states must enact the compact, license respiratory therapists, participate in the commission's data system, and have mechanisms for investigating complaints.