Ala. Admin. Code r. 798-X-8-.01 - Continuing Education
(1) A
respiratory therapist shall be individually accountable for continued
competence to practice respiratory therapy and shall maintain documentation to
support all continuing education necessary for renewal.
(2) The Board may prescribe a continuing
education program for reentry into practice.
(3) Individual requests to verify approval
for a specific course or activity may be submitted to a Board-approved
provider.
(4) Units of measure for
continuing education shall be:
(a) 1 contact
hour = 50 minutes
(b) 0.5 contact
hour = 25 minutes
(c) 15 contact
hours = 1 academic semester credit hour
(d) 10 contact hours = 1 academic quarter
credit hour
(5) Hours
required.
(a) Each respiratory therapist
licensed by the Board shall complete twenty-four (24) contact hours of
continuing education over the two-year licensure period. Initial licensure
periods which have been prorated to have the renewal date fall on the
established renewal date will be prorated for 1 contact hour for each month of
the initial licensure periods. Any course accepted for credit shall be at least
25 minutes in length.
(b) For new
graduates of respiratory therapy programs, submitting proof of successful
completion of a respiratory therapy program accredited by CoARC shall be proof
of sufficient preparatory education to receive an initial license up to one
year following graduation.
(6) Waiver or extension of continuing
education
(a) The Board may grant a waiver of
the need to attend and complete the required hours of continuing education or
the Board may grant an extension of the deadline to complete the required hours
of continuing education if it can be shown that compliance was beyond the
control of the person seeking the waiver.
(b) Waivers or extension of the deadline will
be considered only on an individual basis and may be requested by submitting
the following items to the Board office:
(i) A
written request for a waiver or deadline extension which specifies which
requirements are sought to be waived or which deadline is sought to be extended
and a written and signed explanation of the reason for the request;
and
(ii) Any documentation which
supports the reason(s) for the waiver or deadline extension requested or which
is subsequently requested by the Board.
(c) A waiver or deadline extension approved
by the Board is effective only for the renewal period for which the waiver is
sought.
Notes
Author: The Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, ยงยง 34-27B-l thru 34-27B-17.
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