La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3345

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

Section XLV-3345 - Qualifying Continuing Professional Education

A. To be acceptable as qualified 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 polysomnographic technology;

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 polysomnographic technology;

3. be presented by individuals whose knowledge and/or professional experience is appropriate and sufficient to the subject matter of the presentation. Copies of credentials shall be available to the committee or the board upon request;

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

5. be a minimum of one continuous hour in length;

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

7. include assessment and evaluation mechanisms to insure that participants have achieved a specified level of performance and to provide for evaluation of instructional methods, facilities and resources used.

B. None of the following programs, seminars, or activities shall be deemed to qualify as acceptable continuing education credits 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 AASM, the American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) or the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC);

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

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

5. giving or authorizing verbal or written presentations, seminars, articles, or grant applications;

6. certification in basic cardiac life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and

7. 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-3345

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 39:3283 (December 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2861-2870 and 37:1270(B)(6).