N.Y. Educ. Law § 8503

§ 8503. State board for respiratory therapy. A state board for\nrespiratory therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents on the\nrecommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the\nboard of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing\nand conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this\ntitle. The board shall be composed of not less than five licensed\nrespiratory therapists, two licensed respiratory therapy technicians,\nand four additional members who shall include at least one licensed\nphysician and at least one public member. Members of the first board who\nare respiratory therapy practitioners need not be licensed prior to\nappointment on the board, provided, however, that the first appointed\nrespiratory therapists shall be registered by a national certifying or\naccrediting board, acceptable to the department and the first appointed\nrespiratory therapy technicians shall be certified by a national\ncertifying or accrediting board, acceptable to the department. An\nexecutive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of\nregents on recommendation of the commissioner.\n