Alabama Administrative Code
Title 610 - ALABAMA BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 610-X-10 - CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSURE
Section 610-X-10-.02 - Continuing Education General Standards

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 610-X-10-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024

(1) Licensed nurses shall be individually accountable for continued competence to practice nursing.

(2) The Board of Nursing may prescribe a refresher course for reentry into practice.

(3) Individual requests to verify approval for a specific course or activity may be submitted to a Board-approved provider.

(4) Licensed nurses shall meet continuing education requirements as stated in Rule 610-X-4-.08, Renewal of License.

(5) Pharmacology continuing education hours are required for Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNP), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), as stated in Rule 610-X-4-.08, Renewal of License.

(6) The Board-provided continuing education related to statutory and administrative frameworks for nursing regulation, scope of practice, and standards of practice described in § 610-X-4-.08 is required for each licensed nurse for the first license renewal period and may be viewed by any licensed nurse at any time. A licensed nurse may receive continuing education credit for completing any of the required courses once each renewal period.

(7) Failure to comply with continuing education requirements may result in disciplinary action by the Board.

(8) Units of measure for continuing education shall be:

(a) 1 contact hour = 50 minutes

(b) 0.5 contact hour = 25 minutes

(c) 15 contact hours = 1 academic semester credit hour

(d) 10 contact hours = 1 academic quarter credit hour

(e) 1 contact hour = 0.1 continuing education unit (CEU)

(9) The Board may accept contact hours(s) earned from a continuing education provider that uses different units of measurement without conversion.

(10) Continuing education classes and activities may not be repeated within the earning period for credit. A class may be audited (no credit awarded) as allowed by the continuing education provider.

(11) Licensed nurses shall not enter any courses to their individual continuing education record from a Board-approved provider with an ABNP number.

(12) In the case of standard national courses approved by the national organization that established the standardized course, the maximum number of contact hours the Board shall recognize, unless a provider that is Board-approved or Board-recognized awards more, are as follows:

(a) Basic Life Support (BLS): 1.75 hours

(b) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): 8 hours

(c) Pediatric Life Support (PALS): 8 hours

(d) Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC): 12 hours

(e) Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP): 11 hours

(13) Serving as an appointed facility preceptor for students and/or new hire orientation may be recognized for 8 contact hours.

Author: Alabama Board of Nursing

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-21-2, 34-21-23(f).

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