227900000X — Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Grouping
- Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
- Classification
- Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Specialization
- None — this code IS the classification
- Section
- Individual
Definition
A Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) is an advanced therapist who has passed standardized written and clinical simulation examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). In addition, to the certified therapist (CRT) entry level skills, RRTs have advanced education and training in patient assessment, in the development and modification of patient care plans, and in assuring the appropriate utilization of respiratory care resources. An RRT is a graduate of an associate or baccalaureate degree producing educational programs approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Respiratory Therapist, Registered
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 2279C0205XCritical Care
- 2279E0002XEmergency Care
- 2279E1000XEducational
- 2279G0305XGeriatric Care
- 2279G1100XGeneral Care
- 2279H0200XHome Health
- 2279P1004XPulmonary Diagnostics
- 2279P1005XPulmonary Rehabilitation
- 2279P1006XPulmonary Function Technologist
- 2279P3800XPalliative/Hospice
- 2279P3900XNeonatal/Pediatrics
- 2279P4000XPatient Transport
- 2279S1500XSNF/Subacute Care