Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-7 - Continuing education; license renewal

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each licensee shall submit documented
			 evidence of completion of at least 12 contact hours of continuing education
			 since April 1 of the previous year, before or with the request for
			 renewal.
(b) Any licensee who
			 suffered an illness or injury that made it impossible or extremely difficult to
			 reasonably obtain the required contact hours may be granted an extension of not
			 more than six months.
(c) Each
			 respiratory therapist initially licensed after September 30 and before the
			 following March 31 shall be exempt from the continuing education required by
			 subsection (a) for the first renewal period.
(d) A contact hour shall be 50 minutes of
			 instruction or its equivalent.
(e)
			 The purpose of continuing education shall be to provide evidence of continued
			 competency in the advancing art and science of respiratory therapy. All program
			 objectives, curricular content, presenter qualifications, and outcomes shall be
			 subject to review. Contact hours shall be determined based on program content,
			 outcomes, and participant involvement.
(f) Continuing education shall be acquired
			 from the following:
(1) Offerings approved by
			 the American association of respiratory care. Any licensee may obtain all
			 contact hours from any continuing education offerings approved by the American
			 association of respiratory care and its state affiliates, subject to the
			 limitations specified in paragraphs (f)(2) through (f)(8).
(2) Seminars and symposiums. At least six
			 contact hours shall be obtained each reporting year from seminars or symposiums
			 that provide for direct interaction between the speakers and the participants.
			 A seminar shall mean directed advanced study or discussion in a specific field
			 of interest. A symposium shall mean a conference of more than a single session
			 organized for the purpose of discussing a specific subject from various
			 viewpoints and by various speakers.
(3) Nontraditional or alternative educational
			 programs. A nontraditional or alternative educational program shall be defined
			 as one that is not presented in the typical conference setting. Educational
			 programs may be provided by any print medium or presented through the internet
			 or other electronic medium. The licensee shall submit proof of successful
			 completion of a test administered as part of the nontraditional or alternative
			 educational program. A maximum of six contact hours each reporting year may be
			 obtained from nontraditional or alternative educational programs.
(4) Clinical instruction. Clinical
			 instruction shall mean the education and evaluation of a respiratory therapy
			 student in the clinical setting. A maximum of three contact hours may be given
			 for clinical instruction.
(5)
			 Presentations of a seminar or a nontraditional or alternative program. Each
			 licensee who presents a continuing education seminar or a nontraditional or
			 alternative educational program shall receive two contact hours for each hour
			 of presentation. No credit shall be granted for any subsequent presentations on
			 the same subject content.
(6)
			 Academic coursework. Successful completion of academic coursework shall mean
			 obtaining a grade of at least C or the equivalent in any courses on respiratory
			 care or other health-related field of study in a bachelor's degree program or
			 higher educational degree program. One credit hour of academic coursework shall
			 be equal to one contact hour of continuing education. A maximum of six contact
			 hours may be obtained through academic coursework each reporting
			 year.
(7) Advanced lifesaving
			 courses. Contact hours shall be restricted to first-time attendees of advanced
			 lifesaving courses and the associated instructor courses. Advanced lifesaving
			 courses shall include neonatal resuscitation provider (NRP), pediatric advanced
			 life support (PALS), neonatal advanced life support (NALS), and advanced
			 cardiac life support (ACLS).
(8)
			 Voluntary recredentialing. Each licensee who completes voluntary
			 recredentialing shall receive the number of contact hours approved by the
			 American association for respiratory care.