Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXVI - Radiologic Technologists › Chapter 12 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section LXVI-1201 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
ACR-
American College of Radiology.
Active Status
- radiologic technologists who
				  maintain their license by submitting appropriate continuing education, paying
				  an initial or renewal fee, and are listed in good standing with the
				  LSRTBE.
Advanced Level CPR
-category A credit will be
				  awarded for valid advanced level CPR certification. Advanced level CPR
				  certification is limited to the following: advanced cardiac life support
				  (ACLS), or pediatric advanced life support (PALS). Only one certification may
				  be claimed per biennium. Six category A credits will be awarded on the date of
				  certification or re-certification. A copy of a valid certification card issued
				  by the Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the American Safety and
				  Health Institute will serve as documentation. CPR instructor or instructor
				  trainer no longer receives CE credit, CE credit for basic CPR (BLS, BLS with
				  AED, health care provider CPR) is not accepted.
AHRA
- American Healthcare Radiology
				  Administrators.
AMA/CME
- American Medical
				  Association/Continuing Medical Education.
ANA
- American Nursing Association.
Approved Academic Course
-a formal course of
				  study offered by an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the
				  biological sciences, physical sciences, radiologic sciences, health and medical
				  sciences, social sciences, communication (verbal and written), mathematics,
				  computers, management or education methodology. Activities meeting the
				  definition of an
approved academic course
will be awarded
				  credit at the rate of 16 CE credits for each academic semester credit and 12 CE
				  credits for each academic quarter credit. An official transcript showing a
				  grade of "C" or better is required to receive CE credit for an academic course.
				  Official transcript must come from a recognized United States Department of
				  Education (USDE) or Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
				  institution authorized to grant degrees by the U.S. Congress, state government,
				  or a recognized sovereign Indian tribe.
Approved Continuing Education Activity
-an
				  educational activity which has received approval through a recognized
				  continuing education evaluation/mechanism.
ARDMS
- American Registry of Diagnostic
				  Medical Sonographers.
ARRT
- American Registry of Radiologic
				  Technologists.
ASRT
- American Society of Radiologic
				  Technologists.
Active Status
- radiologic technologists who
				  maintain their license by paying an initial or renewal fee and are listed in
				  good standing with the LSRTBE.
Approved Academic Course
- a formal course of
				  study offered by an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the
				  biological sciences, physical sciences, radiologic sciences, health and medical
				  sciences, social sciences, communication (verbal and written), mathematics,
				  computers, management or education methodology.
Approved Continuing Education Activity
- an
				  educational activity which has received approval through a recognized
				  continuing education evaluation/mechanism. Examples include: LSRT/CE, ASRT/ECE,
				  AMA/CME, ACR/CME, ANA/CE, SDMS/CE and SNM-TS/VOICE. Courses meeting this
				  definition are awarded Category A continuing education credits. Activities
				  meeting the definition of an approved academic course will be awarded credit at
				  the rate of 16 CE credits for each academic semester credit and 12 CE credits
				  for each academic quarter credit. An official transcript showing a grade of "C"
				  or better is required to receive CE credit for an academic course.
1. Other activities that meet the definition of an approved
				  continuing education activity are the approved entry-level exams. Examples
				  are:
a. ARRT examination in radiography;
b. ARRT or NMTCB examination in nuclear medicine
					 technology;
c. ARRT examination in radiation therapy
						technology;
d. MDCB examination in dosimetry;
e. ARDMS examination in diagnostic medical
							 sonography; vascular technology or diagnostic cardiac sonography.
2. The advanced-level examinations considered
							 acceptable continuing education activity are:
a. ARRT examination in cardiovascular- interventional
							 technology;
b. ARRT examination in mammography;
c. ARRT examination in computed
								  tomography;
d. ARRT examination in magnetic resonance
									 imaging;
e. other ARRT examinations as developed and
										implemented.
3. Within their licensing period,
										technologists who pass an entry-level examination for a discipline in which
										they are not certified and for which they are eligible, or one of the
										advanced-level examinations that they have not previously passed and for which
										they are eligible, have met the continuing education requirement for that
										licensing period.
CAMRT
- Canadian Association
										of Medical Radiation Technologists.
CPR
- Repealed.
Category A and A+
										Credit
educational activity which is planned, organized, and
										administered to enhance the knowledge and skills of the licensed individual and
										provides services to patients, the public, or medical profession.
Category B
										Credit
-Repealed.
Continuing Education (CE)
										Activity
-a learning activity that is planned, organized, and
										administered to maintain and enhance the professional knowledge and skills
										underlying professional performance that a technologist uses to provide
										services for patients, the public, or the medical profession. Activities
										meeting this definition may qualify as either category A or A+ credit depending
										upon whether they have been submitted to review and approval by a recognized
										continuing education evaluation mechanism (RCEEM or RCEEM+).
1. Continuing education is recognized from
										the following: Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists, American Society
										of Radiologic Technologists, American Medical Association, American College of
										Radiology, American Nursing Association, Society of Diagnostic Medical
										Sonographers, American Society of Medical Dosimetrists, and the Society of
										Nuclear Medicine Technologists. All of these organizations and societies
										provide documentation of attendance for activity that they sponsors.
Continuing Education (CE)
										Credit
-unit of measurement for CE activities. One CE credit is awarded
										for one contact hour (50-60 minutes). Activities longer than one hour are
										assigned whole or partial credits based on the 50-60 minute hour. Educational
										activities of 30-49 minutes duration will be awarded one-half of one CE credit.
										CE activities that last 15-29 minutes will receive one-quarter credit.
										Activities lasting less than 15 minutes receive no CE credit.
Directed Reading
- reading of
										recent professional journal articles and self-assessment testing to demonstrate
										comprehension of the material read. The directed readings must be offered
										through a post-secondary educational institution or as an approved continuing
										education activity.
Documentation
proof of
										participation in a particular educational activity.
Documentation
must include: dates of attendance, hand written
										dates are not accepted; title and content of the activity; number of contact
										hours for the activity; name of sponsor; signature of the instructor or an
										authorized representative of the sponsor issuing the documentation; and a
										reference number, if the activity has been approved by a recognized continuing
										education evaluation mechanism (RCEEM). Board reserves the right to verify all
										continuing education documents.
Educational Activity
- a
										learning activity which is planned, organized, and administered to enhance
										professional knowledge and skills. These include, but are not limited to,
										meetings, seminars, workshops, courses programs.
Eligible for Renewal Status
- a radiologic technologist who has completed all requirements for the
										renewal of a Louisiana radiologic technologist license is considered to be
										eligible for renewal status.
Expired Status
-a radiologic
										technologist who fails to meet the continuing education requirements for
										renewal and pay appropriate fees by May 31 shall be placed on expired status.
										The radiologic technologist shall no longer be considered as holding a valid
										license in the state of Louisiana.
Inactive Status
-
										classification of license where the LSRTBE waives renewal fees to those
										licensees who confirm in writing to the board that they are not actively
										employed in the state of Louisiana as radiologic technologists.
Independent Study
an
										educational activity offered by an accredited post-secondary educational
										institution or a comparable sponsor wherein the participant independently
										completes the objectives and submits the required assignments for evaluation.
Independent study
may be delivered through various formats
										such as directed readings, videotapes, audiotapes, computer-assisted
										instruction and/or learning methods.
In-Service Education
- a
										planned and organized educational activity provided by an employer in the work
										setting.
Ionizing Radiation
- commonly
										known as x-rays or gamma rays, they remove electrons from the atoms of matter
										lying in their path (e.g., ionization).
LSRT
- Louisiana Society of
										Radiologic Technologists.
LSRTBE
- Louisiana State
										Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners.
Licensing
- the process of
										granting a license attesting to the demonstration of qualifications in a
										profession.
Licensing Term
- the LSRTBE
										issues licenses to radiologic technologists for two-year terms. All renewal
										licenses are issued on June first and expire on May 31 of the second year of
										its issuance.
MDCB
- Medical Dosimetry
										Certification Board.
NMTCB
- Nuclear Medicine
										Technology Certification Board.
Probational
										Status
-Repealed.
Recognized Continuing Education
										Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM)
- a mechanism for evaluating the content,
										quality, and integrity of an educational activity. The evaluation must include
										review of educational objectives, content selection, faculty qualifications,
										and educational methods and materials. Among the requirements for qualification
										as a RCEEM, an organization must be national in scope, nonprofit, and willing
										to evaluate CE activities developed by any technologist within a given
										discipline. The organization must demonstrate the need for an additional RCEEM
										and supply evidence of sufficient experience and resources to provide for the
										valid and reliable evaluation of CE activities. The RCEEM+ has all of the
										responsibilities of a RCEEM in addition to the evaluation and approval of
										radiologist extender level (R.R.A.) CE activities. The RCEEM+ is authorized to
										award both categories A and A+ credit depending on the content level of the
										activity.
Reinstatement
- those
										radiologic technologists on inactive status or those radiologic technologists
										who have been placed on expired status may be eligible to become licensed again
										by applying for reinstatement. Reinstatement and the requirements thereof shall
										be determined by the board on an individual basis.
SDMS
- Society of Diagnostic
										Medical Sonographers.
SNM-TS/VOICE
- Society of
										Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section/Verification of Involvement in Continuing
										Education.
Sponsor
an organization
										responsible for the content, quality and integrity of the educational activity,
										which plans, organizes, supports, endorses, subsidizes and/or administers
										educational activities.
Sponsors
may be, but are not limited
										to, state, national, regional and district professional societies, academic
										institutions, health care agencies, health care facilities, federal or state
										government agencies.
Sponsors
must apply and receive approval
										from a RCEEM in order to offer credit for activities.
Suspension/Suspended
-
										license status whereby the radiologic technologist is not allowed to practice
										where a license is required by law.
Teleconference
- an approved
										educational activity delivered by electronic means.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3207(B)(2).