Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2255 - Missouri Board for Respiratory Care › Chapter 4 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 20 CSR 2255-4.010 - Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule is being amended to reduce
				  unnecessary regulatory restrictions.
(1) As a condition for renewal of a license,
				all respiratory care practitioners are required to complete twenty-four (24)
				hours of approved continuing education in the practice of respiratory care as
				defined by section
				334.800(11),
				RSMo in the continuing education reporting period preceding renewal of the
				license. The continuing education reporting period is the twenty-four
				(24)-month period beginning on August 1 of even numbered years and ending on
				July 31 of even numbered years. Continuing education hours earned after July 31
				shall apply to the next continuing education reporting period. At least twelve
				(12) hours credit shall be from approved, traditional programs during each
				continuing education reporting period. Traditional educational programs are
				those programs, attended either in person or attended remotely, by the use of
				telecommunication technology, where the presentation is "live," and where the
				attendee can interact with and ask questions of the presenter during the
				presentation. Non-traditional programs are those approved programs that include
				a testing mechanism, not presented "live" where the attendee is not able to
				interact with and ask questions of the presenter during the presentation. The
				licensee is exempt from continuing education requirements for the first renewal
				period after initial licensing.
(2)
				For the license renewal due on August 1, 2002, and each subsequent renewal
				thereafter, the licensee shall certify, on the renewal form provided by the
				board, that he/she has obtained at least twenty-four (24) hours of continuing
				education during the continuing education reporting period preceding the
				license renewal. The renewal form shall be submitted to the board office on or
				before the expiration date. The renewal form shall not be considered complete
				until all of the required information has been received by the board. The
				licensee shall not submit the record of continuing education attendance to the
				board except in the case of a board audit.
(3) A continuing education hour includes but
				is not limited to:
(A) Fifty (50) minutes of
				attendance in an approved meeting or program;
(B) Fifty (50) minutes of instruction in an
				approved in-service training program;
(C) Fifty (50) minutes of study in an
				approved home study course with a testing mechanism;
(D) Twenty-five (25) minutes of presentation
				in a program, conference or seminar. No credit shall be granted for any
				subsequent presentations on the same subject matter during the same renewal
				period; and
(E) Successful
				completion of college level academic course work in respiratory care with one
				(1) credit hour equaling twelve (12) continuing education hours.