LAC 46:XLIX.903. Requirements

A. Number of Hours. Each licensee must complete a minimum of 18 hours of approved continuing education, or the portion thereof as designated by the board during the 12-month period preceding the date of re-registration of licenses. 1. A maximum of 9 hours of approved online continuing education may be credited towards the total 18 hours. B. Definition of Hour. A continuing education hour is one clock hour-60 minutes. Sessions scheduled for three continuous hours are counted as two and three-fourths clock hours. Fifteen minutes are allowed for a break. 1. Only full and half-hours are counted. Any quarter hours shown in the total hours of training are dropped. 2. One credit hour of a college course counts as 13 clock hours of continuing education. C. Certificates. Each approved provider of continuing education shall provide each participant with a certificate indicating topic, number of hours, or parts of hours participating, and date of program. Transcripts from accredited institutions of higher learning are considered as having met this provision. 1. Any provider who certifies to an untruth will no longer be eligible to provide programs of study that have board approval. 2. Licensees are required to attach the original of these certificates to their annual re-registration applications to verify they have completed the required continuing education unless prior approval is obtained.