Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.5 - Continuing Education RequirementsA. Every person seeking renewal of a license under the provisions of the Act and this Part, shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Department that in the preceding two years the practitioner (i.e., licensee) has completed the ten (10) required continuing education hours as established in this section. 1. One (1) continuing education hour shall be equivalent to one (1) contact hour. One continuing education unit shall be equivalent to ten (10) continuing education hours.B. Continuing education hours related to nursing practice will be accepted by the Board for course work that has been presented, accepted or approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or its local chapter, other recognized professional nursing organizations, any department or school of nursing approved by a board of nursing, or such other professional, labor organization, or accrediting agency as may be approved by the Board.C. At the time of license renewal, each licensee will be required to sign a statement attesting to the completion of the above continuing education requirements.D. It shall be the sole responsibility of the individual practitioner to obtain documentation (e.g., course descriptions, proof of attendance) from the sponsoring organization, agency, or institution of his/her participation in a continuing education program and/or activity. These documents shall be retained by each licensee for no less than four (4) years and are subject to random audit by the Department.E. Failure to produce satisfactory documentation of completion of the requirements of this section, upon request by the Board, constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under the provisions of the Act.F. The Department may extend for only one (1) six (6) month period the continuing education requirements if the Department is satisfied that the applicant has suffered hardship which prevented meeting the educational requirements of this Part.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-3.5