Long and Winding Road -The NSCRT’s Continuing Quest for Licensure 

Scope of Practice

Respiratory Therapists' Act (UPDATED Jan 10/07)

Respiratory Therapists' Regulations (November 2007)

Self Regulation Information Fact Sheet

The top agenda item for the NSCRT is obtaining a self-regulating college. As a
member you may be asking why is this necessary? How will it benefit me? What
does self-regulation and a college mean? I hope the following will help to clarify
some of these questions.

A self-regulating College sets the standards for the profession and ensures
compliances with provincial acts and related laws. A college is not an educational
facility but is a professional regulatory body. There is a registrar and a board of
directors. The board consists of RRT’s elected by the membership as well as
public members appointed by the government. Their role is to serve and protect
the public’s interest, set the standards for entry to practice as well as continuation
of practice, develop a code of ethics and enforce legislation, regulation, codes and
bylaws. The board must also develop committees to regulated matters such as
registration, quality assurance, patient relations, complaints, and fitness to
practice. Colleges are responsible for investigating complaints from the public and
disciplining members for issues such as professional misconduct, professional
incompetence and sexual misconduct. Read more