New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Resp - Governing Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners
Chapter Resp 400 - CONTINUED STATUS
Part Resp 401 - DEFINITIONS
Section Resp 401.01 - Definitions of Terms
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
The following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Active in the profession" means working at least 500 hours a year as:
(b) "Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)" means a course sponsored by the American Heart Association in the therapeutic interventions used in cases of cardiac arrest;
(c) "American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)" means the national voluntary association of professionals interested in sleep medicine;
(d) "American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)" means the national voluntary association of professionals interested in respiratory care;
(e) "Basic life support for health care providers (BLS)" means a course for health care providers sponsored by the American Heart Association in the techniques of cardio pulmonary resuscitation;
(f) "Certified pulmonary function technologist examination" means the NBRC specialty examination in pulmonary diagnostics which, when passed, leads to specialty certification as a pulmonary function technologist;
(g) "Contact hour" means a unit of measure of continuing professional education;
(h) "Continuing professional education" means structured courses, activities and experiences that are beyond entry-level preparation for professional licensing and designed to provide advanced or enhanced knowledge in the field of respiratory care;
(i) "Correspondence course" means a non-electronic course without an instructor which:
(j) "Distance-learning" means electronic participation in continuing professional education so long as the participation can be proven with the appropriate documentation described in Resp 407;
(k) "National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC) " means "National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc." as defined in RSA 326-E:1, IV, namely, "the national voluntary health certifying board that evaluates the professional competence of respiratory therapists and pulmonary function technicians, or its successor organization;"
(l) "Neonatal/pediatric specialty examination" means the NBRC examination which, when passed, leads to credentialing as a neonatal/pediatric respiratory specialist;
(m) "Neonatal resuscitation program (NRP)" means a course sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics in the techniques of resuscitation of new born babies;
(n) "Pediatric advanced life support (PALS)" means a course in advanced techniques in the resuscitation of children sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics;
(o) "Registered pulmonary function technologist examination" means the NBRC specialty examination in pulmonary diagnostics which, when passed, leads to specialty registration as a pulmonary function technologist;
(p) "Registered respiratory therapist examination" means the NBRC specialty examination which, when passed, establishes an individual as an advanced practitioner of respiratory therapy;
(q) "Renewal year" means any odd-numbered year which is not the year of initial licensure;
(r) "Seminar" means an educational opportunity that:
(s) "Workshop" means an educational opportunity that:
#9068, eff 1-11-08; ss by #10200, eff 10-17-12