{"application_form_url":"https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/RespiratoryCarePractitioner/Default.aspx","application_portal_url":"https://license.wi.gov/","board_contact_url":null,"board_email":"See board website","board_fax":"N/A (contact by phone)","board_mailing_address":"See board website","board_name":"Wisconsin DSPS \u2014 Respiratory Care Practitioner","board_parent_org":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)","board_phone":"(608) 266-2112","board_physical_address":"See board website","board_source_url":"https://dsps.wi.gov/","board_url":"https://dsps.wi.gov/","canonical_url":"https://statelicensingreference.com/wisconsin-rrt","ce_requirements_url":null,"common_delays":[{"description":"Applications remain 'Incomplete' until DSPS receives Form 1792 directly from your school and scores from the NBRC. 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