Section 3.06 - Criteria and Application for Licensure(1)License by Examination. The Board may issue a license to practice respiratory care to any applicant who: (a) is 18 years of age or older and of good moral character;(b) has completed a Board approved respiratory therapy program;(c) has received a passing score on the licensure examination; and(d) has submitted the following to the Board:1. An accurate, complete and signed application for initial licensure, as specified by Board for that purpose;2. Verification of his or her successful completion of a respiratory care program approved by the Board;3. Verification of a passing score on the national licensing examination administered by a Board approved body;4. Verification of his or her certification as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) or certification as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) issued by NBRC; and5. Payment of a fee determined by the Secretary of Administration and Finance, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B. (2)License by Reciprocity. The Board may issue a license to practice respiratory care to any applicant who:(a) is 18 years of age or older and of good moral character;(b) is licensed in another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;(c) has submitted the following to the Board:1. An accurate, complete and signed application for a license by reciprocity, as specified by the Board for that purpose;2. Documentation satisfactory to the Board, as the Board may request, demonstrating that the requirements for licensure in the other jurisdiction are substantially the same as those in the Commonwealth;3. Documentation satisfactory to the Board that his or her license is in good standing in the other jurisdiction.4. Payment of a fee determined by the Secretary of Administration and Finance, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B. (3)License by Credential. The Board may issue a license to practice respiratory care to any applicant who: (a) is 18 years of age or older and of good moral character; and(b) has submitted the following to the Board: 1.An accurate, complete and signed application for a license by reciprocity, as specified by the Board for that purpose;2.Documentation satisfactory to the Board that he or she has obtained a CRT or RRT credential from the NBRC.3.Payment of a fee determined by the Secretary of Administration and Finance, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1365, eff. 5/18/2018.