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Entry into Practice Standards

Current Version (in effect 3/2024)

Accreditation Standards for Entry into Respiratory Care Professional Practice

2027 Version (effective January 1, 2027)

2027 Accreditation Standards for Entry into Respiratory Care Professional Practice

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Helpful Links for 2027 Version:

~2027 Standards Presentation (presented at Summer Forum)

~Revision Highlights

~Subthreshold Programmatic Outcomes

~Budget Impact Analysis

SECTION 1 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND SPONSORSHIP

Section 1-FAQ

Section 1-Budget Impact

NC-SARA

SECTION 2 - INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES

Section 2-FAQ

Section 2-Budget Impact

STANDARDS 2.03&2.07: Administrative Release Time for the PD & DCE

Standards 2.03 & 2.07 Handout

Standards 2.03 & 2.07 FAQ

Standards 2.03 & 2.07 PowerPoint

STANDARD 2.14: Instructor Qualifications, Instructional Capacity, and Student Supervision Requirements

Standard 2.14 Handout

Standard 2.14 PowerPoint Note Taker

Standard 2.14 PowerPoint

SECTION 3 - PROGRAM GOALS, ASSESSMENT, AND OUTCOMES

Section 3 FAQ

Section 3-Budget Impact

SECTION 4 - CURRICULUM

Section 4 FAQ

Section 4-Budget Impact

SECTION 5 - FAIR PRACTICES AND RECORDKEEPING

Section 5 FAQ

Section 5-Budget Impact

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Job Board

Map of Program Outcomes

Public Disclosure Notices

Program and Personnel Changes

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