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CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SHEETNBRC LICENSURE
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Beginning
CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROCEDURE
All of the forms needed for this
process may be downloaded and printed from the NMSRC web-site at http://www.nmsrc.org. If you do not have access to a computer or printer,
you may request these forms by mail from the NMSRC at P.O. Box 35417 Station
D, 1.
Complete the NMSRC Practitioner CE Sponsor Application. (A
sponsor is a person, firm, association or corporation applying for CE’s that
are not already approved by the 2.
Complete the NMSRC Continuing Education Category I - Form A. 3.
Print the Category
I Attendance Log. This will be
used to track participant attendance at your event. This official form is the only form that
will be accepted for this purpose. 4. Submit the Sponsor Application AND Category I–Form A to the NMSRC CE Committee either electronically or by mail. You will receive a reply (approval or denial) within 15 working days from the day it is received by the NMSRC. 5.
The approval (or denial) for your program will be
accompanied by an official documentation number. This number MUST be transferred to the appropriate place on your completed
NMSRC Category I Attendance Log. SPONSOR RESPONSIBILITY
1. The sponsor
will be responsible for providing the official Certificate of Attendance at
their program and will maintain attendance records for a period of 2
years. The sponsor will also be responsible
for issuing the CE Certificate with the accurate credits to each attendee. 2. Upon request
from the NMSRC CE Committee, a sponsor will submit evidence (i.e. Certificate
of Attendance or course materials) if it is deemed necessary to establish
compliance with the rules. 3. Each C.E.
program MUST provide a mechanism
for evaluation of the program by the participants. (i.e.-
pre/post tests, skill check-off sheet, etc.) 4. It is the
responsibility of a sponsor to apply once annually for a program that may
have repetitive use in a given year or years.
(i.e. – a vendor that gives the same equipment presentation to several
different hospitals). That sponsor
must ensure that the official attendance log is utilized for each separate
program, and the official documentation number transferred to each log. 5. All
applications must be submitted to the NMSRC CE Committee no later than August
31st for a program that is to be completed within that licensure
cycle. Because September 30th
is the licensure deadline, we will not process applications between September
1st and September 30th.
Although, you may submit applications during this period of time for
the following year’s cycle. CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE CONTENTAll C.E. courses shall: 1. Contribute
to the advancement, extension and enhancement of professional clinical skills
and scientific knowledge in the practice of respiratory care. 2. Provide
experiences, which contain scientific integrity, relevant subject matter and
source materials. 3. Be developed
and presented by persons with education and/or experience in the subject
matter of the program. 4. 1.0 CE credit hour is considered to 60 minutes in length. FORMS These are
rich text format files which should open easily in any word processor. The Form A and CE sponsor Application are
designed so that the information can be easily typed in, then either sent as
attachments to an email to jblewett@nmia.com
(recommended) or printed and then send via mail to: NMSRC at P.O. Box 35417
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