Section 844 IAC 11-5-5 - Approval of continuing education programsAuthority: IC 25-34.5-2-10
Affected: IC 25-34.5-2-10
Sec. 5.
(a) The following criteria shall be used for approval of continuing education programs for respiratory care practitioners:(1) The continuing education program shall have a statement of objectives which the program should achieve for its participants relating to and enhancing the study of respiratory care.(2) The sponsor of continuing education programs shall provide adequate administration, including a responsible person to coordinate and administer the program, and shall provide for the maintenance of proper records.(3) The curriculum of a continuing education program shall be thoughtfully planned and designed to explore in considerable depth one (1) subject or a closely related group of subjects related to the practice of respiratory care.(4) The continuing education program shall have qualified presenters who have demonstrated competence in the subject areas.(5) The continuing education program shall be held in adequate facilities that allow for an effective program.(6) Continuing education programs shall employ a variety of educational methods and teaching aids that enhance the learning opportunities.(7) Appropriate methods of evaluation shall be devised and used to measure the continuing education program's effectiveness.(8) The sponsor of the continuing education program shall provide to the participants a meaningful record of attendance stating the continuing education hours involved.(b) Programs for continuing education may be approved by the committee provided the sponsoring organization has submitted the proper form at least thirty (30) days prior to presentation of the program.(c) The sponsor of the program is responsible for monitoring attendance in such a manner that verification of attendance throughout the entire program can be reliably assured.(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), continuing education programs for respiratory care practitioners sponsored by the following organizations are approved as follows: (1) American Association of Respiratory Care or one (1) of its chartered affiliates.(2) American Medical Association - Accreditation Counsel for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).(3) Indiana State Medical Association.(4) American Hospital Association.(5) Indiana Hospital Association.(6) American Nurses Association or one (1) of its chartered affiliates.(7) Indiana State Nurses Association.(8) American College of Chest Physicians.(9) American Academy of Pediatrics.(10) American Heart Association seminar programs, excluding any competency-based programs, such as Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).(11) Society of Critical Care Medicine.(12) American Academy of Sleep Medicine.(13) American Association of Critical Care Nurses.(14) American Society of Anesthesiologists.(15) American Polysomnographers Technologist.(16) American Osteopathic Association.(17) National Society for Cardiopulmonary Technologists.(18) American Thoracic Society.(19) American Lung Association.Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 11-5-5; filed Sep 29, 1992, 2:00 p.m.: 16 IR 723; filed Aug 4, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 2870; readopted filed Nov 30, 2001, 10:25 a.m.: 25 IR 1324; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:35 p.m.: 20071031-IR-844070054RFA; readopted filed November 25, 2013, 9:24 a.m.: 20131225-IR-844130307RFAReadopted filed 11/12/2019, 9:11 a.m.: 20191211-IR-844190074RFAFiled 6/23/2023, 9:48 a.m.: 20230719-IR-844220326FRAReadopted filed 2/27/2024, 10:19 a.m.: 20240327-IR-844230772RFA