Section 13Sec./Art. 13

Qualification of Applicants. - An applicant for the licensure examination for respiratory therapists shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board, that:

(a)He/She is a citizen of the Philippines, or if he/she is a foreigner, must prove that the country of which he/she is a subject or citizen thereof permits Filipino respiratory therapists to practice within its territorial jurisdiction on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of such country;

(b)He/She has completed at least ten (10) months of internship equivalent to a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of respiratory therapy clinical internship under the supervision of a competent, duly qualified and registered respiratory therapist;

(c)He/She is a graduate of a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy degree from a school, college or university in the Philippines or abroad recognized and accredited by the CHED;

(d)He/She is of good moral character; and

(e)He/She must not have been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by a competent court.