Section R. 325.22326 - Continuing education courses and programs; standards for approvalRule 22326.
(1) One continuing education credit hour may be earned for each 50 to 60 minutes of instruction at an approved education program that complies with this rule and R 325.22327. One half of a continuing education credit hour may be earned for each 25 to 30 minutes of instructions.(2) Initial education program sponsors may be approved for up to 3 years for presentation of continuing education programs at the level consistent with education approval upon submission and approval of a continuing education sponsor application.(3) The department approves and adopts, by reference, the standards and criteria of a nationally approved continuing education accrediting body, Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE). A copy of the publication is available for inspection and distribution to the public at no cost from the Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 30207, Lansing, Michigan 48909-0207. A printed copy is also available from CAPCE at no cost at P.O. Box 293835, Lewisville, Texas 75029 or https://capce.org/docs/Accred%20Guidebook.pdf.(4) Medical first responders completing an emergency medical technician course, or emergency medical technicians and emergency medical technician specialists completing a paramedic program, may be awarded all the required ongoing education credit for the lower licensure level for the current renewal period. An emergency medical technician completing an advanced emergency medical technician program may be awarded all the required ongoing education credit hours for the lower-license level for the current renewal period.(5) Continuing education credit hours may be awarded for continuing education programs approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, or pharmacy toward the EMS license if directly related to the emergency medical scope of practice issues, as determined by the department.(6) Five continuing education credit hours may be awarded for each semester credit earned for academic courses related to EMS that are offered either in an educational program approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or nursing, or in an approved physician assistant program.(7) Three continuing education credit hours may be awarded for each term credit earned for academic courses related to EMS that are offered either in an educational program approved by the Michigan boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or nursing, or in an approved physician assistant program.(8) Credit may be requested for programs offered by out-of-state or military-sponsored EMS agencies before license renewal.(9) The department or its designee must publish a list of acceptable state or national programs sponsored by emergency medical organizations or other related organizations that do not meet any of the criteria listed in subrules (2) to (8) of this rule with pre-approved credits indicated in the publication.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.22326
2004 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. 3/29/2023