Oklahoma § 59-2045 - Use of other earned professional designations or
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 59-2045 — Use of other earned professional designations or, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-2045. Use of other earned professional designations or
credentials.
A. Nothing contained in the Respiratory Care Practice Act shall
preclude a respiratory care practitioner, a respiratory therapist,
or a respiratory therapy technician exempt from being licensed under
the Respiratory Care Practice Act or a provisional license holder
from using or displaying earned professional designations or
credentials including, but not limited to, CRTT, RRT, CPFT and RPFT.
However, a respiratory care practitioner may use and display the
designation Respiratory Care Practitioner or RCP in conjunction with
the use or display of any such other earned professional designation
or credentials.
B. A provisional or special provisional license holder shall
not use or display the designation Respiratory Care Practitioner or
RCP but may use or display any earned professional designations or
credentials.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 171, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 59-2045 cover?
Section 59-2045 ("Use of other earned professional designations or") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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