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Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 540-X-11 - GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF LASERS AND OTHER MODALITIES AFFECTING LIVING TISSUE
Section 540-X-11-.16 - Continuing Education And Minimum Annual Procedures Required

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.16

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Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 540-X-11-.16 - Continuing Education And Minimum Annual Procedures Required
(1) Level 1 and 2 Delegates must complete a minimum number of hours of continuing LLBD education and a minimum number of procedures to continue performing LLBD procedures under these guidelines. Physicians are exempt from continued LLBD education and an annual minimum number of procedures but must maintain proper training on any procedure or device a Level 1 or 2 Delegate is allowed to utilize. If a delegate fails to meet these requirements, he or she must complete the initial training and procedure-specific training set forth in these guidelines.
(2) Level 1 Delegates must annually complete a minimum of four (4) hours of continuing LLBD education, and Level 2 Delegates must annually complete a minimum of six (6) hours of continuing LLBD education.
(3) Continuing LLBD education may include AMA PRA Category 1 CME hours, LLBD-specific medical conference hours, online study and courses, and self-study through online webinars, lectures, CME courses, and hours lectured by a physician.
(4) Continuing LLBD education obtained may be general for all LLBD procedures and not specific to every procedure performed. Continuing education should include training on LLBD theory and physics; skin anatomy and conditions/diseases; LLBD safety; treatment of conditions; recognition, management, and reporting of side effects and complications; and overall use of LLBD procedures to treat patients.
(5) Level 1 Delegates must complete a minimum of ten (10) total LLBD procedures per year, and Level 2 Delegates must complete a minimum of thirty (30) total LLBD procedures per year.
(6) Level 1 Delegates must complete a minimum of ten (10) procedures in each procedure category they practice within, and Level 2 Delegates must complete a minimum of thirty (30) procedures in each procedure category they practice within.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.16

New Rule: Filed August 16, 2007; effective September 20, 2007.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 08, May 31, 2023, eff. 7/15/2023.

Previous Rule .16 was renumbered .15 and replaced with new rule .16 per certification published May 31, 2023; effective July 15, 2023.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-50, 34-24-51, 34-24-53.