645—261.3 (152B) Educational qualifications.
	 261.3(1) The applicant shall have successfully completed a respiratory care education program from an accredited school/program for training respiratory therapists.
	 261.3(2) Foreign-trained respiratory care practitioners shall:
	  a.   	 Provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by one of the following: International Educational Research Foundations, Inc., Credentials Evaluation Service, P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665, telephone (310)258-9451, Web site www.ierf.org or E-mail at info@ierf.org; or International Credentialing Associates, Inc., 7245 Bryan Dairy Road, Bryan Dairy Business Park II, Largo, FL 33777, telephone (727)549-8555. The professional curriculum must be equivalent to that stated in these rules. A candidate shall bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation.
	  b.   	 Provide a notarized copy of the certificate or diploma awarded to the applicant from a respiratory care program in the country in which the applicant was educated.
	  c.   	 Receive a final determination from the board regarding the application for licensure.