LAC 46:XLV.3755. Qualifying Continuing Professional Education Programs

A. To be acceptable as qualified continuing professional education under these rules a program shall: 1. have significant and substantial intellectual or practical content dealing principally with matters germane and relevant to the practice of clinical exercise physiology; 2. have pre-established written goals and objectives, with its primary objective being to maintain the participant's competence in the practice of clinical exercise physiology; 3. be presented by persons whose knowledge and/or professional experience is appropriate and sufficient to the subject matter of the presentation; 4. provide a system or method for verification of attendance or course completion; and 5. be a minimum of one continuous hour in length. B. None of the following programs, seminars, or activities shall be deemed to qualify as acceptable continuing professional education programs under these rules: 1. any program not meeting the standards prescribed above; 2. independent study not approved or sponsored by the Louisiana Association of Exercise Physiologists; 3. any program, presentation, seminar, or course of instruction not providing the participant an opportunity to ask questions or seek clarification of specific matters presented; 4. teaching, training, or supervisory activities; 5. holding office in professional or governmental organizations, agencies, or committees; 6. participation in case conferences, informal presentations, or in-service activities; 7. giving or authorizing verbal or written presentations, seminars, articles, or grant applications.