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Kentucky Respiratory Therapist License

Who to call, where to apply and what it takes to keep a Kentucky RT license, all on one page for travelers. Board details come from our state licensing list.

Kentucky RT licensing board

Status: RT Compact

Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care
Respiratory Care Interstate Compact member (joined 2026).
Call 859-246-2747Go to board site →

Kentucky RT CEU requirements

24 CEUs, every 2 years.

Required topics:

  • 1 hr ethics

CEUs must be AARC- or KBRC-approved. The board highlights a mandatory 1-hour ethics course beginning with the 2028 renewal (also in 201 KAR 29:050).

Source: Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care: Continuing education, checked Oct 19, 2026.

Need hours? See the free CEU guide or compare states on the CEU requirements page.

Also a nurse? Kentucky Board of Nursing

Status: NLC

Kentucky Board of Nursing
Call 502-429-3300Go to board site →
Nurse Licensure Compact state: a multistate license from another NLC state lets you work here. Live here? You can apply for a multistate license.

Hospital area guides in Kentucky

Baptist Health Corbin Corbin Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown Baptist Health Paducah Paducah Norton Hospital (downtown) Louisville Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green UK HealthCare, Albert B. Chandler Hospital Lexington All Kentucky guides →

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