LAC 46:XLV.2555. Continuing Professional Educational Requirement

A. Subject to the exceptions specified in §2569 of this Subchapter, to be eligible for renewal of licensure a respiratory therapists shall, within each year during which he holds a license, evidence and document, upon forms or in another format acceptable to the board, the successful completion of not less than 10 contact hours of continuing professional education sanctioned by the American Association of Respiratory Care, the organizations identified in §2559 of these rules, or their successors, or the advisory committee. B. For purposes of this Section, one contact hour of continuing professional education credit is equivalent to 50 minutes of qualifying lecture, laboratory practice, on-line course or workshop instruction on topics pertaining to the respiratory care profession.