Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 188 - PERFUSIONISTS › Section 188.24 - Continuing Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Completion of
				continuing education (CE) requirements by licensee with current certification
				by the ABCP or its successor agency. Completion of continuing education
				requirements may be documented by demonstrating current certification by the
				ABCP annual license renewal.
(b)
				Completion of CE requirements by licensee without current certification by the
				ABCP. A licensee without current certification by the ABCP at the time of
				license renewal must meet the following criteria.
(1) Document a minimum of 30 continuing
				education credits (CEUs) every 24 months (24 month timeline is in relation to
				the biennial registration period, not the calendar year). A licensee must
				report during registration if she or he has completed the required CE.
				Documentation of CE courses shall be made available to the Board upon request
				but should not be mailed with the registration payment. Random audits will be
				made to assure compliance. Of the required CEUs, a course in human trafficking
				prevention approved by the executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human
				Services Commission must be completed. A minimum of 15 hours of CEU must be
				earned in Category I. The activity period covered in the professional activity
				report is from the date of licensure to the third licensure renewal date and
				every subsequent third license renewal date.
(2) Document a minimum of 40 clinical
				perfusion cases in a two-year period by submitting a clinical activity report
				upon renewal, on the approved form, demonstrating completion of 40 cases each
				biennial as the Primary Perfusionist for Cardiopulmonary bypass (instructor or
				primary), ECMO, VAD, Isolated Limb Perfusion, or VENO-VENO bypass.
(3) One CEU or contact hour activity is
				defined as 50 minutes spent in an organized, structured or unstructured
				learning experience. Categories of CEU activities are:
(A) Category I--Perfusion Meetings and Other
				Perfusion Related Activity--Perfusion meetings are those programs and seminars
				in which a minimum of 75% of the contact hours consist of perfusion related
				material. Only those meetings approved by the ABCP will qualify for Category 1
				hours. Examples:
(i) International, national,
				regional, and state perfusion meetings.
(ii) Publication of perfusion related book
				chapter or paper in a professional journal.
(iii) Presentation at an international,
				national, regional, or state perfusion journal.
(B) Category II--Non-Accredited Perfusion
				Meetings and Other Medical Meetings--This category includes international,
				national, regional, and state meetings that have not been approved by the ABCP,
				local perfusion meetings, and all other medically related meetings. Examples:
(i) International, national, regional, and
				state perfusion meetings that have not been accredited by the ABCP.
(ii) Local perfusion meetings (do not require
				ABCP accreditation). Any perfusion meeting NOT EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE to the
				general CCP community, this includes manufacturer-specific and
				company-sponsored educational activities.
(iii) International, national, regional, or
				local medically-related meetings.
(C) Category III--Individual Education and
				Other Self-Study Activities Credit in this category is acquired on an hour for
				hour basis of the time spent in these non-accredited or non-supervised
				activities. Examples:
(i) Reading or viewing
				medical journals, audio-visual, or other educational material.
(ii) Participation in electronic
				forums.
(iii) Participation in a
				Journal Club.
(iv) Participation in
				degree-oriented, professional-related course work.
(v) Presentation of perfusion topic at a
				non-perfusion meeting.
(4) Documentation of activities. Licensees
				are responsible for reporting completion of their professional activities. This
				information must be reported to the board at the time of registration and
				renewal and documentation must be submitted to the board upon request. Credit
				will not be granted for activities that are not documented. The suitable
				documentation is outlined as follows:
(A)
				Category I--Perfusion meetings . For approved perfusion meetings , an official
				document from the meeting sponsor documenting attendance and the number of
				hours received must be provided.
(i)
				Perfusion Publications must have complete reference of book or article
				(authors, title, journal, and date/volume of journal).
(ii) Perfusion Presentations must have copy
				of program agenda.
(B)
				Category II--International, national, regional, and state perfusion meetings
				not accredited by the ABCP, local perfusion meetings and all other medical
				meetings--must provide an official document stating CEUs awarded and copy of
				the meeting program.
(C) Category
				III--All self-study activities will require an official record of completion or
				written summary of the activity.
(D) Submission of a clinical activity report
				upon renewal, on the approved form, demonstrating completion of 40 cases each
				biennial as the Primary Perfusionist for Cardiopulmonary bypass (instructor or
				primary), ECMO, VAD, Isolated Limb Perfusion, or VENO-VENO bypass.