Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-4 - CLINICAL PERFUSIONIST LICENSURE › Rule 360-4-.07 - Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Each license must be renewed biennially
			 by the last day of the month in which the license's birthday falls and the
			 licensee must complete at least thirty (30) hours per biennium of continuing
			 education in courses, programs or activities approved for continuing education
			 credit by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
(a) The Board accepts the following as
			 meeting its requirement for Board approval:
A minimum of ten (10) CEU's must be earned in Category I.
				The remaining CEU's can be earned in Category II or Category III
Category I Accredited Perfusion Meetings and Other
				Perfusion Related Activity.
Perfusion meetings are those programs and seminars in which a
				minimum of 75% of the contact hours consists of perfusion related material.
				Only those meetings approved by the ABCP will qualify for Category I CEUs.
				Examples include:
* International, national, regional, and state perfusion
				meetings may be used to satisfy the requirement.
* Publication of perfusion related book chapter or paper in a
				professional journal, maximum of 5 CEU hours per item, maximum of 7 hours in a
				two year period.
* Presentation at an international, national, regional or state
				perfusion meeting maximum of 5 CEU hours per item, maximum of 7 hours in a two
				year period.
* Participation in the
ABCP Knowledge Base Survey
one CEU in a two year period.
* Completion of ABCP approved Self Directed Continuing
				Education (SDCE) material. Self-Directed Continuing Education (SDCE) is
				education provided to individuals who are not physically 'onsite.' Rather than
				attending meetings or courses in person, participants may communicate at times
				of their own choosing by exchanging printed 17 or electronic media, or through
				technology that allows them to communicate in real time. This activity may be
				either online or in written format. Participant must take the required
				post-test and achieve a minimum score of 80% to receive credit.
Category II - Non-Accredited Perfusion Meetings and Other
				Medical Meetings
Category II includes international, national, regional, state
				and local meetings that have not been approved for CEU credit by the ABCP.
				Examples include:
* International, national, regional, and state, perfusion
				meetings that have not been accredited by the ABCP.
* Local perfusion meetings (do not require ABCP
				accreditation).
* Any perfusion meeting NOT EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE to the general
				CCP community, including manufacturer-specific and company- sponsored
				educational activities.
* International, national, regional, or local medically-related
				meetings.
* Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
*
Hospital Inservices
Category III - Individual Education and Other Self-Study
				Activities Not Approved for Category I Credit
Credit in Category III is acquired on an hour for hour basis of
				the time spent in these non-accredited or non-supervised activities. Examples
				include:
* Reading or viewing medical journals, audiovisual, or other
				educational material.
* Participation in electronic forums.
* Participation in a journal club.
* Participation in degree-oriented, professionally related
				course work.
* Presentation of perfusion topic at a nonperfusion
				meeting.
* Clinical or didactic instructor in an accredited school of
				perfusion.
* Participation in an ABCP survey or examination development
				meeting.
* Participation in a site visitor's workshop or as a site
				visitor for perfusion program accreditation.
* Membership in a professional perfusion organization at the
				international, national, or state level.