Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Board of Respiratory Care and Polysomnography
Chapter 721 - Continuing Education for Respiratory Care Practitioners and Polysomnographic Technologists
Rule 481-721.1 - Definitions

"Active license" means a license that is current and has not expired.

"Approved program/activity" means a continuing education program/activity meeting the standards set forth in these rules.

"Audit" means the selection of licensees for verification of satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements during a specified time period.

"Board" means the board of respiratory care and polysomnography.

"Continuing education" means planned, organized learning acts designed to maintain, improve, or expand a licensee's knowledge and skills in order for the licensee to develop new knowledge and skills relevant to the enhancement of practice, education, or theory development to improve the safety and welfare of the public.

"Hour of continuing education" means at least 50 minutes spent by a licensee completing an approved continuing education activity through live, virtual, online or prerecorded means where the instructor provides proof of completion by the licensee as set forth in these rules.

"Inactive license" means a license that has expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period.

"License" means license to practice.

"Licensee" means any person licensed to practice as a respiratory care practitioner, polysomnographic technologist, or respiratory care and polysomnography practitioner in the state of Iowa.