Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision › Chapter 45 - Respiratory Care Practitioner › Subchapter 5 - Regulation of Practice › Section 435:45-5-1 - Continuing education

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				purpose of continuing education is to aid in maintaining competency in the
				advancing art and science of respiratory care. Continuing education is a
				variety of forms of learning experiences including, but not limited to,
				lectures, conferences, academic studies, in-services education, institutes,
				seminars, home study, Internet courses, and workshops taken by Respiratory Care
				Practitioners for licensure renewal. These learning experiences are meant to
				enhance the knowledge of the Respiratory Care Practitioner in direct and
				indirect patient care. Continuing education does not include basic education or
				training needed to become a licensed RCP.
(b) All program objectives, curricular
				content, presenter qualifications, and outcomes shall be subject to review.
				Contact hours will be determined based on program content, outcomes, and
				participant involvement.
(c)
				Respiratory Care Practitioner licenses shall be renewed every two years on or
				before the last day of the month in which initial licensure was
				granted.
(d) Regardless of the
				source, continuing education hours must be in clinical respiratory care or
				related areas of health care. The Board may consult with the Committee to
				resolve questions as to appropriate continuing education hours. The Board of
				Medical Licensure and Supervision shall be the final authority on acceptance of
				any educational activity requirements submitted by a licensee to meet the
				continuing education requirements.
(e) Licensees shall be responsible for
				submitting documentation of their continuing education unit activities to the
				Board upon request.
(f) Respiratory
				Care Practitioners must accrue twelve (12) CRCE (Continuing Respiratory Care
				Education) credits in each successive two year period (biennium) to maintain a
				license to practice in the state of Oklahoma. At least half of the required
				Continuing Respiratory Care Education hours must be directly related to
				clinical practice. Unless otherwise specified, one clock hour of direct
				instruction/training class time is equivalent to one continuing education
				unit.
(g) The Board shall accept
				American Medical Association (AMA) and America Osteopathic Association (AOA)
				credits. Other acceptable continuing education credits include all programs
				approved by, or where applicable the affiliates of, the American Association
				for Respiratory Care (AARC); the American Thoracic Society (ATS); the American
				College of Chest Physicians (ACCP); the American Society of Anesthesiology
				(ASA); the American Lung Association (ALA); the American College of Cardiology
				(ACC); the American Heart Association (AHA); the American Nursing Association
				(ANA), American Red Cross and the American Council for Continuing Medical
				Education (ACCME).
(h) Other
				agencies and professional organizations may be considered and approved for
				eligible continuing education credits upon review by the Chairman of the
				Committee with final approval by the Secretary of the Board. Those wishing to
				sponsor a program/meeting/class and receive approval for awarding CRCE credits
				must contact the Board and receive approval in advance. To apply toward
				satisfaction of the continuing education requirements, the following shall be
				submitted:
(1) The request shall be submitted
				in writing to the Board office at least thirty (30) days prior to the program.
				The Board shall give written notification of the approval or disapproval of the
				educational program or seminar.
(2)
				A request to be an eligible continuing education seminar or course shall
				include:
(A) Name of the seminar or
				course;
(B) Sponsoring
				party;
(C) Objective of the seminar
				or format and subjects of seminar or course;
(D) Number of hours resulting in
				CRCEs;
(E) Method for certification
				of attendance;
(F) Name and
				qualifications of the faculty; and
(G) Evaluation mechanism.