<Li> 2010: (US) On December 14, 2010 the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) grants accreditation to the Sleep Disorders Specialty Examination . The CRT - SDS and RRT - SDS . </Li> <Li> 2011: (US) In July, 2011 the NBRC creates the Adult Critical Care Specialty for Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT - ACCS). </Li> <Li> 2011: (US) In 2011 the State of Hawaii became the 49th state in the United States to create a Board of Respiratory Care and enacting a Respiratory Care Act . </Li> <Li> 2012: (US) In April, 2012 the Office of Regulation in the State of Michigan recommends the de-regulation of the respiratory therapy profession . </Li>

When was the profession of respiratory therapy born