The Texas Board of Respiratory Care is an advisory board to the Medical Board and consists of nine members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate as follows:
- Four respiratory care practitioners who each have at least five years of experience as a respiratory care practitioner.
- Two physicians licensed in this state who supervise respiratory care practitioners.
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Three members who represent the public.
The advisory board and the medical board are responsible for regulating the practice of respiratory care as required by Chapter 604, Occupations Code.
A respiratory care practitioner (RCP) is an individual who practices respiratory care that includes the treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients who have deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiorespiratory system.
Some responsibilities of an RCP may include:
- Operating cardio-pulmonary bypass equipment
- Monitoring blood gasses and other lab values
- Administering medications or anesthetics through equipment under physician direction
Sam Gregory “Gregg” Marshall, Ph.D., RCP, of Round Rock, is the Presiding Officer of the Texas Board of Respiratory Care. Marshall is chair of the Department of Respiratory Care at Texas State University. He is former vice-president of the Texas Society of Sleep Professionals and a board member of the Coalition for Baccalaureate and Graduate Respiratory Therapy Education. He is also a member of the American Association for Respiratory Care, Texas Society of Respiratory Care, American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Association of Sleep Technologists. Marshall received a Bachelor of Science from Baylor University, Master of Science in healthcare administration from Texas State University and Doctorate of Education from The University of Texas at Austin.
Latana T. Jackson, RCP, of Cedar Hill, is director of Cardiopulmonary, EEG and Non-Invasive Cardiology at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Irving. She volunteers with the Outreach Ministry at Antioch Baptist Church of Dallas and is a member of the American Association for Respiratory Care and the Texas Society of Respiratory Care. Jackson received a Bachelor of Arts in respiratory care from Texas State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Kandace D. “Kandi” Pool, of San Angelo, is the executive vice president of the San Angelo Association of Realtors. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Texas Association of Realtors and is a member and church secretary for College Hills Baptist Church. She is former president of the San Angelo Symphony Chorale and former director of the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, and served as director and board secretary for the Women’s Job Corp and is past president of the Western Little League and district board member of the State of Texas Little League. Pool attended Howard College and Angelo State University.
Samuel L. Brown, Jr., of Marshall, is the Assistant IT Manager and Network Administrator for Louis A. Williams & Associates. He previously served as a Computer Lab Technician at East Texas Baptist University. He is a former little league football and basketball coach with the Boys and Girls Club of America. Brown received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from East Texas Baptist University and a Master of Science in Information Systems from Tarleton State University.
Timothy R. “Tim” Chappell, M.D., of Plano, is a pulmonary and critical care physician in private practice at Collin County Pulmonary Associates. He is medical director of the School for Respiratory Care at Collin College. He is a fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians and a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine with board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. He is a member of the Texas Medical Association and Collin County Medical Society. Chappell received a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Nebraska. He completed his post graduate training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Matthew Goldwater, of Georgetown, is a member of the American Association for Respiratory Care and an assistant coach with the Georgetown Youth Baseball Association. Goldwater received a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy from Texas State University and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Tyler.
Hammad Nasir Qureshi, M.D., of Tomball, is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician with Millennium Physicians, LLC. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Qureshi received a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from King Edward Medical College. He completed fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine – Houston.
Nathan Rodrigues, of Round Rock, is an assistant professor of respiratory care at Texas State University. He is a licensed member of the National Board for Respiratory Care, Texas Society for Respiratory Care, and the American College of Respiratory Therapy Education. Nathan received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Texas State University.
Sonia K. Sanderson, of Beaumont, is a paralegal with Exxon Mobil Corporation Law Department. She is a member of the American Alliance of Paralegal, Inc. and a former member of the Southeast Texas Paralegal Association. Sanderson is also a volunteer with Julie Rogers’ Gift of Life Program and the United Way of Southeast Texas. Sanderson received a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University.
The Respiratory Care Board has two Committees:
- Licensure
- Discipline and Ethics