La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-2557

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-2557 - Qualifying Continuing Professional Education Programs

A. To be acceptable as qualifying continuing professional education under these rules, a program shall:

1. have significant and substantial intellectual or practical content dealing principally with matters germane and relevant to the practice of respiratory care;

2. have pre-established written goals and objectives, with its primary objective being to maintain or increase the participant's competence in the practice of respiratory care;

3. be presented by persons whose knowledge and/or professional experience is appropriate and sufficient to the subject matter of the presentation and is up to date;

4. provide a system or method for verification of attendance or course completion;

5. be a minimum of 50 continuous minutes in length for each contact hour of credit; and

6. allow participants an opportunity to ask questions on the content presented.

B. Other approved continuing professional education activities include:

1. earning a grade of "C" or better in a college or university science course required to earn a degree in cardiopulmonary science or respiratory care, or a grade of "pass" in a pass/fail course. One credited semester hour will be deemed to equal 15 contact hours;

2. programs on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), pediatric advanced life support (PALS) or neonatal advanced resuscitation program (NRP), or their successors, each of which will equal 5 contact hours;

3. any initial instructor course taken in preparation for teaching ACLS, PALS, NRP, or asthma educator (AE-C) or any other future instructor course sanctioned by the AARC, each of which will equal to 5 contact hours;

4. initial credentialing with the NBRC as a certified or registered respiratory therapist or another specialty examination administered by the NBRC, with each credential equal to 10 contact hours;

5. initial credentialing as a certified or registered cardiovascular technologist, asthma educator or other specialty credential granted by the NBRC, with each credential equal to 10 contact hours;

6. successful completion of any NBRC re-credentialing examination, with each such examination equal to 10 contact hours;

7. respiratory care-related lecture, seminar, workshop, home study, on-line, or correspondence courses approved by either the AARC or the advisory committee, pursuant to the criteria set forth in §2561 of these rules.

C. None of the following programs, seminars or activities shall be deemed to qualify as acceptable continuing professional education programs under these rules:

1. any program not meeting the standards prescribed by this Section;

2. any independent/home study correspondence, on-line, lecture, workshop, program or seminar that is not approved or sponsored by the AARC or the advisory committee pursuant to the criteria set forth in §2561 of these rules;

3. in-service education provided by a sales representative unless approved by AARC;

4. teaching, training or supervisory activities not specifically included in §2557 B;

5. holding office in professional or governmental organizations, agencies or committees;

6. participation in case conferences, informal presentations, or in service activities;

7. giving or authoring verbal or written presentations, seminars or articles or grant applications;

8. passing basic life support (BCLS); and

9. any program, presentation, seminar, or course not providing the participant an opportunity to ask questions or seek clarification of matters pertaining to the content presented.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-2557

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 22:1220 (December 1996), amended LR 25:2220 (November 1999), LR 38:59 (January 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3357(D) and 37:1270(B)(6).