Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) Licensees and limited permit holders
shall verify the successful attainment of RCCE from sources approved by the
board as set forth in rule
4761-9-05
of the Administrative Code.
(B)
RCCE contact hours shall be obtained during the term of collection as set forth
in paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2) of this rule. RCCE contact hours shall be
earned prior to the license or limited permit expiration date for the renewal
period. RCCE contact hours earned during the term of collection in excess of
required contact hours cannot be applied towards a subsequent renewal period,
unless the RCCE contact hours are earned after the filing date of a completed
renewal application that is filed prior to the end of the renewal cycle for the
specific authorization type held. A renewal application will be deemed complete
when the renewal application form is filled out in its entirety, all continuing
education required has been reported and is valid and the full renewal fee has
been submitted.
(C) Continuing
education earned for license or limited permit renewal must minimally include
the following content requirements:
(1) An
applicant for license renewal shall complete twenty contact hours of relevant
RCCE every two years, beginning with the license renewal date and ending on the
license expiration date established under paragraph (D) of rule
4761-7-01
of the Administrative Code, unless a waiver is granted under paragraph (G) of
this rule. RCCE earned for license renewal must include the following content
requirement:
(a) One contact hour of RCCE on
Ohio respiratory care law or professional ethics as set forth in rule
4761-9-04
of the Administrative Code; and
(b)
At least fifteen of the required contact hours must include content relating to
the provision of clinical respiratory care as defined under section
4761.01 of the Revised Code;
and
(c) The remaining four contact
hours may include indirectly related content, including, but not limited to,
activities relevant to specialized aspects of respiratory care, such as
education, supervision, management, health care cost containment, cost
management, health quality standards, disease prevention, health promotion, or
abuse reporting.
(2) An
applicant for renewal of a limited permit issued under paragraph (A)(1)(c) of
rule
4761-6-01
of the Administrative Code, shall complete ten contact hours of relevant RCCE
every year, beginning with the limited permit renewal date and ending on the
limited permit expiration date established under paragraph (E) of rule
4761-7-01
of the Administrative Code, unless a waiver is granted under paragraph (G)(2)
of this rule. RCCE earned for license renewal must include the following
content requirement:
(a) One contact hour of
RCCE on Ohio respiratory care law or professional ethics as set forth in rule
4761-9-04
of the Administrative Code; and
(b)
At least seven of the required contact hours must include content relating to
the provision of clinical respiratory care as defined under section
4761.01 of the Revised Code;
and
(c) The remaining two contact
hours may include indirectly related content, including, but not limited to
activities relevant to specialized aspects of respiratory care, such as
education, supervision, management, health care cost containment, cost
management, health quality standards, disease prevention, health promotion, or
abuse reporting.
(D) In lieu of completing RCCE contact hours
required under paragraphs (C)(1)(b), (C)(1)(c), (C)(2)(b) and (C)(2)(c) of this
rule, applicants may submit proof of successfully passing any written
professional examination administered by the national board for respiratory
care, inc. (NBRC), including the written registry examination for advanced
respiratory therapists, the recredentialing examination for certified
respiratory therapists, the written examination for certified pulmonary
function technologists, the written examination for registered pulmonary
function technologists, or the written examination for perinatal/pediatric
respiratory care. The registered polysomnographic technologist examination
administered by the board of registered polysomnographic technologists (BRPT)
and the certified asthma educator examination administered by the national
asthma certification board (NACB) are also accepted written examinations.
(E) It shall be the
responsibility of the licensee to maintain and keep all records to serve as
documentation for any audit which may be conducted in accordance with rule
4761-9-07
of the Administrative Code pertaining to the completion of RCCE requirements;
including, but not limited to certificates of completion, transcripts, letters
of attendance, or attendance registers. Records shall be maintained for a
period of one year after the end of a
registration. Legible copies shall be sent to the board only in
response to an audit.
(F) Waiver of RCCE
requirements.
(1) A first time license holder
in the state of Ohio who has been licensed for more than six months, but less
than one year from the license expiration date must complete at least one half
of the RCCE requirements listed in paragraph (C) (1) of this rule, including
one contact hour on Ohio respiratory care law or professional ethics. First
time license holders who have held a license for less than six months from the
biennial license expiration date will not be required to complete the RCCE
requirements for the current term of collection, but will have to complete the
RCCE requirements for the following biennial renewal period.
(2)
For purposes of
obtaining a RCCE waiver, the applicant or licensee shall have the burden of
establishing that the illness or absence affected the reasonable opportunity to
participate in RCCE activities. No more than two hours will be subtracted from
the RCCE requirement for each month which is approved for reduction of hours.
Application for RCCE waiver shall be completed by the applicant or licensee and
submitted to the board at least sixty days prior to the end of the RCCE period.
Applicants shall not sign and submit the renewal application prior to receiving
approval from the board of the waiver request.
(3)
The board shall
not waive the total RCCE requirement for any RCCE period.
(4)
The board shall
not grant a RCCE waiver for consecutive RCCE periods.
(5)
Applicants shall
be eligible to apply for RCCE waiver only if the applicant's illness or absence
from the United States lasted a minimum of six consecutive months and occurred
in its entirety within a single RCCE period.