| Do courses need to be preapproved by the Board? |
No; however, courses shall be:
- Approved or sponsored by AARC; or
- Non-AARC approved courses:
- Shall be sponsored or provided by any statewide, regional, or national professional respiratory care organization or any federal agency; or approved by the accreditation council for continuing education of the AMA, AHA, or AAP; and
- Relate to one of more of the following: the clinical application of respiratory care, teaching respiratory care, respiratory care supervision and consultation skills, respiratory care curriculum development, trans-disciplinary issues or skills applicable to respiratory care, respiratory care administration and management, respiratory care research, ECMO, or other continuing professional education
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| Ways to earn CEs: |
Categories of CEs
- Receipt of college-level course related to respiratory care, as further described in Plc 1507.07;
- Non-academic live programming such as courses, programs, workshops, and seminars, as further described in Plc 1507.08;
- CE hours awarded determined by provider
- Passing specialty examinations, as further described in Plc 1507.09;
- 12 CE for each specialty examination passed
- Public professional presentations related to respiratory care, as further described in Plc 1507.10;
- 1 clock hour of presentation = 2 CE, max 8 hours per renewal cycle.
- Participation in a respiratory care research project, as further described in Plc 1507.11;
- 4 hours of participation on a research project = 1 CE, max 8 hours per renewal cycle.
- Taking and passing courses for initial or renewal certification, as further described in Plc 1507.12;
- BLS initial certification= 8 CE
- BLS renewal certification= 4 CE
- ACLS initial certification= 16 CE
- ACLS renewal certification= 8 CE
- PALS initial certification= 16 CE
- PALS renewal certification= 8 CE
- NRP initial certification= 16 CE
- NRP certification= 8 CE
- Participating as an instructor or instructor trainee in one of the courses for initial or renewal certification, as further described in Plc 1507.13;
- BLS initial certification= 8 CE
- BLS renewal certification= 4 CE
- ACLS initial certification= 16 CE
- ACLS renewal certification= 8 CE
- PALS initial certification= 16 CE
- PALS renewal certification= 8 CE
- NRP initial certification= 8 CE
- NRP renewal certification= 4 CE
- Teaching a college-level course relating to respiratory care, as further described in Plc 1507.14;
- 1 hour of teaching = 2 CE. Licensee shall only claim credit once for preparing and teaching the course.
- Facility-based in-service training, as further described in Plc 1406.08;
- 1 clock hour of attendance = 1 CE, max 4 CE per renewal cycle
- Publication of a writing related to respiratory care, as further described in Plc 1507.16
- Book:
- Sole or primary author: 12 CE per article, max 12 CE per cycle
- Co-author: 6 CE per article, max 12 CE per cycle
- Peer-reviewed chapter of a book or article:
- Sole or primary author: 6 CE per article, max 12 CE per cycle
- Co-author: 3 CE per article, max 12 CE per cycle
- Non peer-reviewed article:
- Sole or primary author: 4 CE per article, max 12 CE per cycle
- Co-author: 2 CE per article, max 12 CE per cycle
- Participation in the work of professional boards, committees and agencies, as further described in Plc 1507.17;
- Each board, committee, or agency served for at least half renewal cycle= 2 CE, max 6 CE per renewal cycle
- Self-directed education, as further described in Plc 1507.18;
- Course credit assigned by provider.
- Shall pass examination at end of program.
- Shall Relate to one of more of the following: the clinical application of respiratory care, teaching respiratory care, respiratory care supervision and consultation skills, respiratory care curriculum development, trans-disciplinary issues or skills applicable to respiratory care, respiratory care administration and management, respiratory care research, ECMO, or other continuing professional education
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