7607 APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

7607.1 The Board may grant CEU credit for continuing education programs or activities that it deems to contribute to the growth or maintenance of competency in the practice of respiratory therapy and meets other applicable requirements of this section.

7607.2 The Board may grant CEU credit to an instructor or speaker at a seminar, workshop, or program that is approved by one of the organizations listed in § 7607.4 of this chapter for both preparation and presentation time, subject to the following restrictions:

1. (a) The maximum CEU credit granted for preparation time is equal to the presentation time;
2. (b) The maximum CEU credit that may be granted pursuant to this subsection is fifty percent (50%) of a requestor's CEU requirement;
3. (c) If a requestor has previously received CEU credit in connection with a particular presentation, the Board shall not grant CEU credit for a subsequent presentation unless it involves either a different subject or a substantial additional research concerning the same subject; and
4. (d) The presentation shall have been presented during the period for which credit is claimed.

7607.3 The Board may grant CEU credit for authoring and publishing an article in a professional, peer-reviewed journal, a book or a chapter in a book, or a book review in a professional, peer-reviewed journal or bulletin provided that the article, book or chapter was published during the period for which credit is claimed.

7607.4 The Board shall grant CEU credit for a continuing respiratory care education seminar, workshop, or program administered, sponsored, or approved by:

1. (a) The American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC);
2. (b) The Maryland/District of Columbia Society for Respiratory Care;
3. (c) A health care facility accredited by The Joint Commission;
4. (d) A college or university approved by an accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the Secretary of the United States Department of Education; or

(e) Any of the following organizations provided that the training is related to respiratory care services:

(1) American Medical Association;

(2) American Thoracic Society;

(3) American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation;

(4) American Heart Association;

(5) American Nurses Association;

(6) American College of Chest Physicians;

(7) American Society of Anesthesiologists;

(8) American Academy of Sleep Medicine;

(9) The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME);

(10) The American College of Cardiology; or

(11) The American Lung Association.

7607.5 The Board shall not grant CEU credit for basic life support courses or training, or for CPR courses or training.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7282 (September 17, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 2396 (March 31, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 11586 (August 30, 2019).