La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-2563

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-2563 - Documentation Procedure

A. Annual documentation and certification of satisfaction of the continuing professional education requirements prescribed by these rules shall accompany a licensed respiratory therapist's application for renewal of licensure pursuant to §2543 of these rules.

B. A licensed respiratory therapist shall maintain a record or certificate of attendance for at least four years from the date of completion of the continuing professional education program.

C. The board or advisory committee shall randomly select for audit no fewer than 3 percent of the licensees each year for an audit of continuing education activities. In addition, the board or advisory committee has the right to audit any questionable documentation of activities. Verification shall be submitted within 30 days of the notification of audit. A licensee's failure to notify the board of a change of mailing address will not absolve the licensee from the audit requirement.

D. Any certification of continuing professional education not presumptively approved in writing by the board, pursuant to §2557 of these rules, or pre-approved by the advisory committee, pursuant to §2561, shall be referred to the advisory committee for its evaluation and recommendations prior to licensure denial or renewal.

E. If the advisory committee determines that a continuing professional education program or activity listed by an applicant for renewal does not qualify for recognition by the board or does not qualify for the number of contact hours claimed by the applicant, the board shall give notice of such determination to the applicant. An applicant may appeal the advisory committee's recommendation to the board by written request delivered to the board within 10 days of such notice. The board's decision with respect to approval and recognition of such program or activity shall be final.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-2563

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 22:1221 (December 1996), amended LR 25:2222 (November 1999), LR 38:60 (January 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3357(D) and 37:1270(B)(6).