227800000X — Certified Respiratory Therapist
- Grouping
- Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
- Classification
- Respiratory Therapist, Certified
- Specialization
- None — this code IS the classification
- Section
- Individual
Definition
A Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) is a an entry level therapist who has passed a standardized written examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). CRTs provide diagnostic testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation, and education to patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system. They provide these respiratory care services in all health care facilities and in the home. A CRT is a graduate of an associate degree program approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP) and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of the license.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Respiratory Therapist, Certified
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 2278C0205XCritical Care
- 2278E0002XEmergency Care
- 2278E1000XEducational
- 2278G0305XGeriatric Care
- 2278G1100XGeneral Care
- 2278H0200XHome Health
- 2278P1004XPulmonary Diagnostics
- 2278P1005XPulmonary Rehabilitation
- 2278P1006XPulmonary Function Technologist
- 2278P3800XPalliative/Hospice
- 2278P3900XNeonatal/Pediatrics
- 2278P4000XPatient Transport
- 2278S1500XSNF/Subacute Care