N.H. Admin. Code § Den 403.03 - Continuing Education Requirement
(a) Dental
hygienists with an active New Hampshire license shall complete a minimum of 20
CEUs of continuing education per biennium. At least 15 CEUs shall be earned in
clinical dental care subjects, including successful completion of a BLS-HCP
course as specified in
Den
403.07(b). At least 2 CEUs shall be
earned in infection control in a live or online course which includes the
center for disease control infection prevention and control guidelines and
recommendations in its syllabus. Starting April 1, 2020, at least 2 CEUs shall
be earned in Medical Emergency Training.
(b) Dentists with an active New Hampshire
license shall complete a minimum of 40 CEUs of continuing education per
biennium. At least 30 CEUs shall be earned in clinical dental care subjects,
including successful completion of a BLS-HCP course as specified in
Den
403.07(b). At least 2 CEUs shall be
earned in infection control in a live or online course which includes the
center for disease control infection prevention and control guidelines and
recommendations in its syllabus. Starting April 1, 2020, at least 2 CEUs shall
be earned in Medical Emergency Training.
(c) Licensees required to register with the
prescription drug monitoring program and who possess a valid drug enforcement
administration number shall provide evidence of having completed, as a
condition for renewal:
(1) Three CEUs in the
area of pain management, addiction disorder, or a combination of both pain
management and addiction disorder; or
(2) An online examination in the area of pain
management, addiction disorder, or a combination of pain management and
addiction disorders.
(d)
The CEUs completed during the 2 years preceding April 1st in the year of
renewal shall conform to the criteria identified throughout these
rules.
(e) One CEU shall be given
for each hour of attendance at lectures, seminars, and meetings. For each hour
of attendance at clinical or laboratory participatory courses, 2 CEUs shall be
given. Successful completion of an entire course or segment of a course shall
be required to receive continuing education credit for that course.
(f) Each licensee shall retain all
certificates and/or documents as evidence of participation, as described in
Den
403.06(d), in a continuing education
program or course for a period of 3 years from the date of the program course.
It shall be the responsibility of each course participant to assure that
verification of course participation is attained. Upon request of the board,
such documentation shall be made available to the board or its representative
for random audit and/or verification purposes.
(g) Excess CEUs earned in one biennial
registration period shall not be carried forward into the next biennial
registration period for the purpose of fulfilling that biennium's continuing
education requirement for licensure renewal.
(h) Dental board members and hygiene
committee members shall be given 3 CEUs per full year of membership on the
board or the committee.
(i)
Anesthesia and sedation committee members shall be given 1 CEU per evaluation,
with a maximum of 3 CEUs per year.
(j) Up to 3 CEUs shall be given for courses
taken when initially obtaining a specialty.
Notes
#5332, eff 4-1-92(from Den 304.02); amd by #6186, eff 2-17-96; paragraphs (a)-(c), (g) & (h) EXPIRED: 4-1-98; ss by #6909, eff 12-9-98; amd by #7364, eff 9-19-00; amd by #8694, eff 7-27-06; ss by #8838, eff 3-9-07; amd by #10328-B, eff 5-7-13
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